Dinagat Islands employees coop conducts
bloodletting activity
By Ma. Jane Mayola
SAN JOSE, Dinagat Islands, Aug. 24 (PIA) - The
Dinagat Islands Capitol Employees Multi-Purpose Cooperative (DICEMPC) in
partnership with the Provincial Health Office conducted a bloodletting activity
held recently at the Sangguniang Panlalawigan Session Hall, this province.
According to Cherilyn Benitez of the Provincial
Health Office, there are four patients from Dinagat Islands now confined at the
Caraga Regional Hospital who need around eight bags of blood every week.
“So the activity is very helpful and timely in
saving lives of the Dinagatnons who are in need,” Benitez said.
Around 50 individuals from different offices of
the province donated blood.
The activity served as the highlight of the 6th
anniversary celebration of the DICEMPC. (SDR/PIO-Dinagat Islands/PIA-Dinagat
Islands)
DA Caraga propels toward farm mechanization
By Aurell P. Arais
TRENTO, Agusan del Sur, Aug. 24 (PIA) - The
AgriPinoy Corn Program of the Department of Agriculture (DA) Caraga is on full
swing to further push for farm mechanization in the region.
Farm mechanization makes the farm more
productive, thus, DA has lined –up an array of farm machineries including farm
tractor, which an interested cooperator can avail of through an easy counter
parting scheme.
Since 2013, farmer-cooperators can avail of the
farm tractor through an 85:15 counterparting scheme.
Based on inventory, DA Regional Field Office had
distributed a total of 21 farm tractors since 2009 funded under the AgriPinoy
Corn Program.
Recipients of the said farm tractors were local
government units and farmer cooperatives in five provinces of Caraga region.
To fully optimize the advantages of the said
farm machineries, DA RFO 13 conducted Farm Tractor Operators Training recently
in Trento, Agusan del Sur.
On the said activity, farm tractor operators
were trained the proper methods of the operation and maintenance especially on
trouble shooting in case of technical problems that may arise in their
respective service areas.
One of the participants, Ronelo QuiΓ±onez of
Bayugan City said that the training greatly enhanced his skills as farm tractor
operator and thankful to DA for giving them an opportunity to meet each other
for the first time.
“Nalipay gyud kaayo ko kay first time pa gyud ni
nagkatapok-tapok ming mga operator, talagsaon ra kaayo ni nga higayon ug unta
masundan pa ni (I am overwhelmed because this is the very first time that we
operators were converged and hopefully more engagement to come)," he said
during the closing program.
Corn program is looking on the possibility that
farm tractor operators will be given a certificate possibly through the
Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) certification
programs. (DA-13/PIA-Caraga)
