RDC supports 19th Caraga Bizcon
By Jennifer P. Gaitano
SURIGAO CITY, June 26 (PIA) – The Caraga
Regional Development Council (RDC) has expressed support to the 19th Caraga
Business Conference slated on Friday, June 27, 2014 to be held at the Villa
Maria Luisa Hotel in Tandag City.
During the 79th RDC meeting held recently at the
Provincial Convention Center, this city, Engr. Epimaco Galero, representing the
private sector, announced that this year’s conference is hosted by the Tandag
Chamber of Commerce and Industry Incorporated, in cooperation with the
provincial government of Surigao del Sur and the Provincial Micro Small and
Medium Enterprise Development Council.
“The 2014 conference is anchored on the theme
‘Agri-Fishery and Tourism: Gearing Up for the 2015 Association of Southeast
Asian Nations (ASEAN) Integration,” relayed Galero.
RDC chair and Surigao del Norte Gov. Sol Matugas
and the full council immediately expressed support to the region’s chambers and
their activity on June 27, as well as the 23rd Mindanao Business Conference set
on September 1-3, 2014 in General Santos City.
The governor also highlighted that with the
business conference, other ASEAN-member countries will learn how competitive
the Filipino businessmen and women are, and the same way Filipinos can also
learn from other countries’ trade fair. With the ASEAN Integration by 2015,
free flow of goods will be realized.
“The end-goal of ASEAN economic integration is
the full realization of an ASEAN Economic Community, wherein the region will be
transformed “into a single market and production base, a highly competitive
region, a region of equitable economic development, and a region fully
integrated into the global economy,” cited Matugas.
Among the topics to be presented during the
activity are as follows: 1) Social Entrepreneurship, Way to Go; 2) Cooling the
Fishery Sector via the Philippine Cold Chain Project; 3) Green Eco-Tourism as a
Tool for Sustainable Community Development and Inclusive Growth; 4) Breaking
into Business Ownership with a Franchise; 5) Asian Perspective Prospects and
Challenges to ASEAN Regional Integration by 2015; 6) Improving Competitiveness
Index for Cities and Municipalities; 7) Renewable Energy; and 8) Financing.
“Simultaneous with this one-day conference is
the trade fair that will be held at the same venue while interested
participants will just pay a registration fee worth P1,000.00 to defray the
cost of food, kit and souvenir program,” Galero said.
On June 26, 2014, participants may also have a
local tour spearheaded by the Bislig Chamber of Commerce and Industry.
(JPG/PIA-Caraga)
Surigao Norte guv sits as new RDC chair,
acknowledges partners
By Jennifer P. Gaitano
BUTUAN CITY, June 26 (PIA) – "Thank you
very much to my family and my allies for always being there. Through your help,
assistance and guidance, the province have experienced many developments and we
are to continue moving forward for more progressive province."
This was the statement of Surigao del Norte
Governor Sol F. Matugas, as she officially took oath as the Caraga Regional
Development Council (RDC) chairperson for the period May 16, 2014 to June 30,
2016 being reappointed by President Benigno Aquino III, during the 79th RDC
Meeting held at the Provincial Convention Center in Surigao City.
"I will remain bold in our advocacies. I
will continue to be of service to you, we will do better and do more for the
province. It is my responsibility, it is my commitment to do more," added
Matugas.
The lady governor also assured that as the chair
of the regions’ RDC, she will so her best to look for programs that would
address to the needs of the vulnerable groups.
"I also would like to thank all our
partners in the government service who are all present today to share with my
happiness as the new RDC chair and for continuously trusting me. Thank you for
your unconditional service to the public… I also appreciated much the presence
of all our board members, as well as our non-government organizations and
constituents. Rest assured that with transparency and good governance, we can
all attain our common goals for the province and the region in general,"
she added. (JPG/PIA-Caraga)
RDC-Caraga works out resolutions for region’s
peace and order
By Venus L. Garcia
SURIGAO CITY, June 26 (PIA) – The Caraga
Regional Development Council (RDC) chaired by Surigao del Norte Gov. Sol
Matugas has continuously taken several steps to address problems on peace and
order of the region.
In the 79th RDC Meeting held on Thursday at the
provincial convention center here, crime incidence in Surigao del Norte and
Surigao City has brought concern which need mediation from the proper
authorities.
Surigao del Norte Police Provincial Office was
already directed by the Philippine National Police Regional Office (PNP-RO) to
intensify crime prevention strategies and measures to minimize occurrences of
crimes.
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) also
has to look into the alleged organization of a political group claiming to
represent the Indigenous Peoples in the province of Surigao del Norte.
Security plans were taken as well regarding high
incidence of vehicular accidents involving motorcycles that have not been
properly registered. The PNP has crafted a Command Memorandum Circular (CMC)
for all task units. The CMC prescribed the policies, guidelines, and general
procedure in preventing and suppressing the occurrence of vehicular accidents
in the region and in ensuring road safety through the observance of responsible
and ethical driving standards.
National Economic and Development Authority
Caraga regional director Mylah Faye Aurora Carino said that the Bureau of Fire
Protection and Bureau of Jail Management and Penology have recenltly sat down
and formulated plans consistent to the peace roadmap.
Meanwhile, Regional Contingency Plan and actions
undertaken for the Mindanao power situation were presented and discussed.
(VLG/PIA-Caraga)
DepEd Caraga readies SHS implementation
By Nora L. Molde
SURIGAO CITY, June 26 (PIA) – “Department of
Education is now ready for the implementation of the Senior High School (SHS),”
says DepEd regional director Atty. Alberto T. Escobarte during the 79th Caraga
Regional Development Council (RDC) regular quarterly meeting held at the
Provincial Convention Center here.
Atty. Escobarte said, DepEd will pilot the
implementation of SHS in school year 2015-2016 to determine the areas that
would need strengthening and/or enhancement.
“The results of the piloting will be the basis
for recalibrating the SHS,” Escobarte said.
According to Escobarte, a total of 41 schools in
the region were chosen from among the 12 divisions to implement in advance the
SHS.
Five schools each from the Agusan del Norte,
Butuan City, and Surigao del Norte Divisions will implement the SHS; six from
the Agusan del Sur Division; one each from Cabadbaran City and Tandag City
Divisions; Dinagat Islands, Siargao, Surigao City, and Bayugan City Divisions
will have three schools each; Bislig City with two schools; and four from
Surigao del Sur.
Escobarte said the SHS will offer four tracks
namely: Academic; Technical Vocational and Livelihood (TVL); Sports; and Arts
and Designs.
The Academic track has four strands
(Accountancy, Business and Management (ABM), Humanities and Social Sciences
(HUMSS); Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) and General
Academics (GA), Escobarte added.
Also, the Technical, Vocational and Livelihood
(TVL) has four strands, to include Home Economics, Agri-Fishery Industrial
Arts, and Information and Communications Technology. "The sports track
will prepare the students for a career in sports while the Arts and Design
track will offer specializations in graphic or performing arts," Escobarte
said.
Of the schools prioritized, Escobarte said,
Caraga Regional Science High Schools will offer the Academic track; Dapa in
Siargao Division will offer both Academic and TVL; Surigao del Norte National
high School will offer Sports Track and the 38 schools will offer TVL.
Meanwhile, secretary Bro. Armin Luistro of DepEd
enjoined the agency’s regional directors to implement the SHS in advance.
Director Escobarte is also soliciting support
from stakeholders as they will embark and arrive for the attainment of the
goals of the K to 12 Program for better learners and educational outcomes.
The Enhanced Basic Education Act of 2013 (RA
10533) expands the basic education system from a 10-year to a 12-year program
with the addition to two years of Senior High School – Grades 11 and 12. As
stipulated in RA 10533, the implementation of the additional two years or SHS
will by school year 2016-2017 for Grade 11 and by 2017-2018 for Grade 12.
(NCLM/PIA-Caraga)
OCD-Caraga to popularize disaster protocols
through comics
By Jennifer P. Gaitano
SURIGAO CITY, June 26 (PIA) – The Regional
Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council chaired by Office of Civil
Defense (OCD) Caraga regional director Liza Mazo, aimed to popularize disaster
protocols and drills through comics in the vernacular and this will be
distributed at the barangay level.
This was learned during the 79th Regional
Development Council (RDC) Meeting held on Thursday at the Provincial Convention
Center, this city.
According to Mazo, a workshop activity is set to
be conducted by the RDRRMC to come up with a desired output in a layman’s
version of disaster preparedness’ Information/Education/Campaign materials.
“It would be much helpful and easier to
understand the disaster protocols if these are presented to the common public
in the layman’s term. We will be working out with other partner agencies for
this activity which is scheduled in the third quarter of 2014,” bared Mazo.
Mazo also said that OCD has already scheduled
visits to local government units and its local chief executives especially that
the conduct of capability-building activities is ongoing.
Mazo further urged the LDRRMCs to sustain the
conduct of drills for all types of hazards at the local level. “Only fire and
earthquake drills are regularly conducted at the local level. In Surigao del
Sur, flood drills are conducted in flood-prone barangays. Starting this third
quarter, flood and tsunami drills will be conducted in highly-vulnerable and
high-risk areas. All of these activities are included in the RDRRMC Roadmap of
2014,” she reiterated.
Meanwhile, the Department of the Interior and
Local Government (DILG) has provided the RDC Secretariat with a printed copy of
the comics relating to preparedness during occurrences of natural calamities.
The secretariat has then furnished the provinces and cities with a copy of the
said comics for reproduction and distribution using local funds.
(JPG/PIA-Caraga)
Empowering farmers boosts productivity in Agusan
Norte
By Venus L. Garcia
BUTUAN CITY, June 26 (PIA) – “Among the very
important drivers of our economy are the empowered farmers,” Agusan del Norte
governor Ma. Angelica Rosedell Amante-Matba stated in confirmation for the
fulfilled empowerment “when the province was able to distribute additional
3,091 hectares of land to 1,586 landless farmers which in effect transformed
them into land owners.”
She claimed that the local government is already
seeing some of the fruits of the strategy of empowering people where it can be
gleaned on the Self-Employment Assistance-Kaunlaran (SEA-K) beneficiaries.
Matba disclosed that last year the recovery rate
of the P5M loan assistance extended to 1,033 members was three percent which is
higher than the standard of 80 percent.
Matba said that the strategy to improve the
productivity of producers especially the farmers, the fisherfolks have always
been topmost in the province’s economic thrust.
Meanwhile, Matba revealed that the Provincial
Economic Enterprise Development and Management Office has doubled its
remittances to P4M or a 200 percent increase.
“Providing funds for our various undertakings
has always remained a challenged but by empowering producers like farmers, wise
management and production is attainable,” bared Matba. (VLG/PIA-Caraga)
Price monitors instituted in Surigao Norte town
By Rodrigo R. Matabaran
SURIGAO CITY, June 26 (PIA) - The local
government unit (LGU) of Claver, Surigao del Norte has instituted local price
monitors in order to track the movement of prices of basic necessities and
prime commodities in the municipality.
Claver is one of the fast growing areas in the province due to the
presence of mining companies in the area.
To support the move, the Department of Trade and
Industry-Surigao del Norte Provincial Office (DTI-SDN) has provided the LGU
with a Price Billboard which was placed in the vicinity of the Claver Public
Market. Prices of target commodities
will be reflected in the billboard on regular intervals in order to guide
consumers on the prevailing prices of selected commodities in the local market.
Mayor Eddie P. Gokiangkee showed his commitment
to the initiative by appointing the Public Market Administrator, Jacinto S.
Galagala, as supervisor in the regular updating of the price billboard.
To capacitate the price monitors, DTI-SDN
conducted a briefing on price monitoring mechanism last May 27, 2014. Silvano
S. Enaldo, the local Business Permit and Licensing Officer, Galagala and other
LGU personnel who will be designated as price monitors were in attendance.
DTI-SDN provincial director Celestino L.
Negapatan expressed his appreciation to the LGU of Claver led by Mayor
Gokiangkee for their support to the intensified price monitoring and regular
updating of price information in the price billboard. He said that with the increasing economic
activities in the municipality, the said program will help not only in
monitoring price trends but also in increasing awareness among local consumers.
(DTI-13/PIA-Caraga)
DTI launches grassroots participatory budgeting
projects in AgNor
By Cristina R. Dedel
BUTUAN CITY, June 26 (PIA) - The Department of Trade and Industry-Agusan
del Norte Provincial Office (DTI-ADN) has launched six projects in four municipalities
of Agusan del Norte to jump-start the agency’s 2014 grassroots participatory
budgeting (GPB) implementation in the
province.
These projects released before end of May 2014
amounted to Php 4.3 million pesos.
The local government unit of Tubay received
Php2.25 million for its three projects namely; Livelihood for Out-Of-School
Youth (Coco Sugar and Honey), Pangkabuhayan Para sa Kababayen-an (Nutri Curls)
and Social Mobilization for the Development of Municipal Mangrove Area.
LGU-Nasipit’s Training Center for Call Center
Agent Non-Voice Business Process Outsourcing got a funding of Php 811,250.00.
One million pesos was released to LGU-Las Nieves
for the establishment of two palay and corn buying stations.
LGU-Jabonga’s Rural Micro Enterprise Promotion
Program (RuMEPP) obtained funding support worth Php 260,869.57.
DTI-ADN has a total of 22 approved projects
under the 2014 GPB for the province and Butuan City with a total project cost
of PhP 30,541,283.66. The said projects are expected to generate 611 new jobs.
The GPB, formerly known as Bottom-up Budgeting
(BuB), aims to help attain the Philippine Development Plan’s (PDP) goal of
inclusive growth and poverty reduction.
DTI-Caraga got PhP 87.96 million for the
implementation of 130 projects in the region for 2014 with DTI-ADN having a 35 percent share.
As of end of May 2014, DTI-Caraga has released
PhP 28.2 million for 72 projects across the region. (DTI-Agusan del Norte/PIA-Agusan del Norte)
4ID joins national tree planting day
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, June 26 (PIA) - In celebration
of the National Arbor Day, the 4th Infantry “Diamond” Division through its
different line units in partnership with the Department of Environment and
Natural Resources of Regions – 10 and 13, Local Government Units, schools,
civil society groups and the citizenry conducted a simultaneous tree planting
activity at their respective areas on Wednesday, June 25, 2014.
Thousands of different tree species were planted
in two regions. The was aimed to create awareness on the uniqueness and
fragility of the ecosystem and biodiversity; to encourage the people to show
concern about environmental protection and see these trees look like in the
future; and improve landscape and aesthetics and adds tranquility to the
surrounding areas.
“Let this activity bind us to become one nation
with a common goal which is to bring back the lost glory of our Mother Nature.
Your Army is more than willing to support this kind of advocacy as we are the
steward of our country’s territory and the protector of the people and environment,”
MGen Ricardo Visaya, commanding general, said.
Arbor Day is a holiday in which individuals and
groups are encouraged to plant and care for trees. It has been
institutionalized to be observed every June 25 throughout the nation by
planting trees and ornamental plants and other forms of relevant activities.
The necessity to promote a healthier ecosystem for the people through the
rehabilitation and re-greening of the environment was stressed in Proclamation
No. 643. (4ID PA/PIA-Caraga)
Grassroots-implemented day care centers open in
4 Bislig City brgys
By Eunice G. Montaos
BISLIG CITY, June 26 (PIA) - Four barangays of
this city namely Burboana, Mangagoy, San Roque, and Tumanan, inaugurated
recently the day care center projects implemented using the Community-Driven
Development (CDD) strategy of the Kapit-Bisig Laban sa Kahirapan- Comprehensive
and Integrated Delivery of Social Services (Kalahi-CIDSS), a flagship
poverty-alleviation project of the Department of Social Welfare and Development
(DSWD).
These projects, implemented by DSWD through the
Grassroots Participatory Budgeting Process program of the national government,
cost around Php 3, 191, 625.31, roughly Php 800, 000 each unit.
Minda B. Brigoli, regional director of DSWD
Caraga, said that a total of Php 2.9 M grant was allotted for Bislig City in
the 2013 implementation of GPBP under the Department.
She also expressed her appreciation to the
volunteers who spearheaded the completion of these projects.
“Credits must be given to those volunteers who
manned all the transactions to be able to construct the buildings,” she added.
Librado C. Navarro, mayor of Bislig City,
mentioned that the local government unit, from the city to barangay level, also
provided counterpart amounting to Php 291, 625.31, including cash and in-kind
contribution.
“The local government unit really supported this
project since this is a new approach of development of which ordinary citizens
are given a chance to choose and address the needs in their respective
communities,” Librado expressed.
“Since they are the ones who facilitated this,
from finances and procurement up to construction, they will be responsible in
ensuring its sustainability for it to be used by many generations to come,”
added Librado.
Department of Interior and Local Government
(DILG) city officer Olivia Bagasbas lauded the project for providing the
ordinary people an opportunity to voice out their need for a day care center.
“I also appreciate the CLGU, especially Mayor
Navarro, for not interfering and intervening in the process; he let the people
decide for themselves what project to implement and he just supported through
the provision of LCC.” she added.
Mangagoy punong barangay Rolando E. Millan also
voiced his admiration to KC-GPBP that the people from the grassroots were
empowered through the authority entrusted to them in implementing the day care
centers.
“They were included in the planning, and
control. In the Kalahi-CIDSS way, there is proper accountability,” he said.
“We can’t afford that this facility will not
give its best service. We were the ones
who manned this; these projects are for our children,” testified Rafoncil C.
Apique, Bids and Award Committee chairperson and day care worker in Sitio
Mamparasan, Brgy. San Roque.
Along with the turn-over ceremony of the
projects is the distribution of certificates of accreditation to day care
centers and teachers.
GPBP, formerly Bottom-Up-Budgeting (BUB), is a
program of the national government which is aimed at eradicating poverty by way
of participation from the people in the grassroots in identifying, planning,
and implementing projects which will directly address their needs of basic
community facilities. (JPG/DSWD-13/PIA-Caraga)
Cebuano New: Buhatan sa Veterinary gipakusgan
ang anti-mortem ug post-mortem inspection sa mga karne
SURIGAO CITY, Hunyo 26 (PIA) – Gipakusgan sa
buhatan sa veterinary ang ilang inspeksyon sa anti-mortem ug post-mortem sa mga
karne nga ihawonon dinhi sa dakbayan.
Sumala ni Dr. Alan Quines ang nangulo sa City
Veterinary Office nga mga nagkadaiyang klase sa karne sama sa baka, kabaw ug
baboy nga gibaligya sulod sa merkado publiko ning dakbayan ang mipailawom gayod
sa usa ka anti-mortem ug post-mortem inspection adesir edeliver sa merkado ang
maong mga karne aron pagsiguro nga luwas kini nga pagakan-on sa mga mamalitay.
Gidugang usab ni Dr. Quines nga hangtod karon
nagpadayon pa gihapon ang ilang pagmonitor sa mga karneng baligya sa merkado
lakip na diha sa atong slaughter house o balay ihawanan aron masayran kon aduna
bay sakit ang usa ka hayop adesir kini ihawon. (SDR/MICO-Surigao/PIA-Surigao
del Norte)
