TESDA-13 chief welcomes new player in
technical education, skills dev’t training
By Robert E. Roperos
BUTUAN CITY, Aug. 12 (PIA) - Technical Education and Skills Development
Authority (TESDA) Caraga regional director Dr. Florencio F. Sunico, Jr. said
the agency warmly welcomes the newly-inaugurated Provincial Community Training
Center (PCTC) in Bad-as, Placer, Surigao del Norte, as new player in the field
of technical education and skills development (TESD) in the region.
Sunico said following in the trail blazed by
the province of Surigao del Norte with the pioneering establishment of a
locally-initiated manpower training center back in 1993, the provincial
government under the dynamic leadership of Gov. Sol Matugas has created another
flagship infrastructure devoted to skills development – the PCTC.
The TESDA chief of the region also emphasized
that with the mining sector as the major partner of the provincial government
in this private-public partnership (PPP) initiative, a new ground has been
broken in the history of local government skills training provision in the
region, making the PCTC one of a kind.
“The opening of a new training facility in a
strategic location in the mainland area of the province is eagerly anticipated
by the various TESD stakeholders particularly the broad sector of the unemployed
youths and adults, as it seeks to expand access to training opportunities in
the underserved localities,” Sunico said.
The official further stressed the advent of
the PCTC is expected to consolidate the efforts of the provincial government in
pursuit of its manpower development thrust, as it confronts age-old issues of
mismatch and skills gaps in the growth sectors of the economy and builds its
capacity to compete in the labor market, both in the domestic and global
fronts.
With the establishment of the training center
in the province, Sunico said that TESDA is committed to fully provide technical
support to the training center’s operations, even as it strengthens its
oversight and authority role over the other local training institutions in the region.
Sunico bolstered that as TESDA broadens
access to skills training programs and intensify efforts at making TESDA
programs and services relevant, “we continue to play an engaged role in local
initiatives to ensure that the efforts of all TESD providers are coordinated,
integrated and aligned to our strategic thrust of providing opportunities in
human capital investment for inclusive growth.” (TESDA-13/PIA-Caraga)
RTR mandates VAWC desk
in every barangay
By Aimee B. Sienes
BUTUAN CITY, Aug. 12
(PIA) - The local government unit of Remedios T. Romualdez (RTR) of the
province of Agusan del Norte, mandated the establishment of Violence Against
Women and their Children (VAWC) Desk in all of its barangays.
This mandate is embodied
in Municipal Ordinance No. 266-2014, authored by municipal councilor Francisco
M. Ba?o. Under the said ordinance, a VAWC desk shall be established in every
barangay, preferably within the barangay hall which shall be handled by a
person who is trained in gender-sensitive cases, preferably a woman barangay
kagawad or woman barangay tanod.
The legislative measure
is in consonance with Republic Act 7910, known as the Magna Carta on Women
which seeks to eliminate discrimination on women by recognizing, protecting,
and promoting their rights. It is also in line with the Gender and Development
Code of the province of Agusan del Norte.
The Sangguniang
Panlalawigan through the Committee on Social Welfare and Population
Development, chaired by Provincial Board Member Elizabeth Marie R. Calo, pushed
for the approval of the said ordinance pursuant to Section 447 of the Local
Government Code of 1991, which empowers the sangguniang bayan to enact
ordinances, approve resolutions and appropriate funds for the general welfare
of the municipality and its inhabitants pursuant to Section 16 of this Code. (LGU-Agusan
del Norte/PIA-Agusan del Norte)
DILG 13 leads child
friendly local governance audit in Caraga
By Florian Faith Jr. P.
Bayawa
BUTUAN CITY, Aug. 12
(PIA) - The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Regional
Office 13 leads in the conduct of Child Friendly Local Governance Audit (CFLGA)
in the region.
Six cities and 67
municipalities were assessed using the CFLGA tool to gauge their performance in
delivering children and youth-specific social services in the community.
The CFLGA is an audit
system that assesses the delivery of social welfare services on child and
youth. It is a result-based assessment tool and a mandatory audit designed to
identify the results of the intervention. The Council for the Welfare of
Children has adopted the audit as a major tool in assessing LGU performance and
uses its result as inputs in the Conferment of the Seal of Child Friendly Local
Governance.
Results of the
assessment were transmitted from the city/municipal level to the provincial
level and to the regional level. The Regional Audit Team (RAT), chaired by the
DILG and co-chaired by the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD)
together with the Department of Education (DepEd) validates the results and
prepares the consolidated regional overall rating for submission to the
Regional Subcommittee on the Council for the Welfare of Children (RSCWC).
The department supports
the realization of children’s rights and building a “Child-Sensitive and
Child-Friendly Society,” in accordance with the country’s commitments to the
United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC). (DILG-13/PIA-Caraga)
Surigao City biz group
commits to enhance consumer welfare
SURIGAO CITY, Aug. 12
(PIA) - The local business community here signified their commitment to improve
delivery of services to their customers and partake on the responsibility to
enhance the welfare of consumers during the Business Forum on Consumer Welfare
sponsored by the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) held on August 8, 2014
at Parkway Hotel, this city.
The activity aimed to
enlighten the entrepreneurs, business managers and their representatives on the
benefits and advantages of improving the way they conduct their business
particularly along the context of observing consumer protection laws and
welfare mechanism.
During the forum, Senior
Trade and Industry Development Specialist Rodrigo R. Matabaran explained the
overview of the activity and stressed that the purpose of the activity is to
enhance capabilities of business establishments to undertake customers-centered
operation that will improve the benefits and welfare of consumers.
“More so with the
upcoming ASEAN economic integration by 2015, the business sector will be facing
some challenges considering the increasing competition with the free flow of
goods, services and investments among member countries. This further sets the
imperatives to level up the quality of service of the private sector and the
government alike to keep the pace of current economic realities,” Matabaran
said.
Other topics discussed
during the said forum include fair trade laws, product standards and consumer
complaints procedures among others by Trade and Industry Development Specialist
Josephine D. Gabutin wherein she stressed the importance of religious
compliance of fair trade laws to serve better their customers and avoid fines
and penalties resulting from violations.
Also various issues were
raised during the forum including availment of privileges of senior citizens
and sub-standards products in the market among others.
Surigao del Norte
Consumers Organization (SUNCO) president and retired colonel Nestor MindaΓ±a,
during the open forum pointed out that establishments must extend the discount
privileges entitled to senior citizens, while Surigao Filipino Chinese Chamber
of Commerce, Inc. (SFCCI) press relation officer Benito Lim suggested that the
government must address standards compliance at the manufacturers and importers
level since the local establishments such as hardware and other traders merely
buy what is available from their suppliers.
Meantime, in her closing
remarks, Surigao Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Inc. (SCCI) president
Concepcion R. Paqueo expressed her thanks to the DTI management headed by
provincial director Celestino L. Negapatan for undertaking the activity as she
learned some relevant guidelines in conducting business within the backdrop of
consumer welfare and protection, and she also encouraged the business community
to be sensitive on the needs of their customers that can result to some
beneficial impacts on their operation in terms of continuing customers’
patronage.
A total of 48
participants representing the Surigao Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCI),
Surigao Filipino Chinese Chamber of Commerce, Surigao del Norte Consumers Organization
(SUNCO), Claver Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Claver Consumers Organization
and various business establishments participated the said forum. (SDR/RRM,
DTI-Surigao del Norte/PIA-Surigao del Norte)
Agusan Sur showcases
farm products in Mindanao Trade Expo 2014
AGUSAN DEL SUR, Aug. 12
(PIA) - The Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) provincial office here recently
assisted Agrarian Reform Beneficiaries Organizations (ARBOs) to participate and
promote their agricultural products in the Mindanao Trade Expo 2014 at the
Abreeza Mall, Davao City.
The Trade Expo, which
runs from August 8 to 14, showcases the unique products and distinct garment
designs of Mindanao.
The participating ARBOs
include, Magkiangkang Multi- Purpose Cooperative of Bayugan City (MAMPC)
marketing their famous cocoa products (tableya), Sta. Maria Beneficiaries
Multi-purpose Cooperative (STAMARBEMCO) of Sta. Maria, Prosperidad promoting
their colorful Kaong (Sugar Palm fruits products) and Kaagap Multi- Purpose
Cooperative (KAAGAPMUCO) in Hubang, San Francisco, Agusan Sur exhibiting their
Coir Twines (products made of coconut husks), Coco net, Coco Virgin Oil, Coco
Syrup and other coconut by-products.
Program Beneficiaries
Development Division (PBDD) chief Fe Mosquera said the Trade Expo aims to
inform the public about the activities of the department and to promote the
products of farmer-beneficiaries, as well as market their products not only in
the country but also internationally.
The said activity is
participated by farmers, businessmen, and entrepreneurs from Luzon and Visayas.
(DAR-Agusan del Sur/PIA-Caraga)
Tagalog News: Palasyo
umaasang gagawa ang United Nations ng mga hakbang para protektahan ang mga
tagapamayapang Pilipino sa Liberia mula sa Ebola
Ni David M. Suyao
AGUSAN DEL SUR, Agosto
12 (PIA) - Umaasa ang Palasyo na gagawa ng mga hakbang ang United Nations para
maprotektahan ang mga Pilipinong tagapamayapa sa Liberia mula sa Ebola.
“Ang pwersang
pangkapayapaan ay nasa ilalim ng UN. Inaasahan naming na ang UN ay seguruhin na
ang pwersang pangkapayapaan na nasa ilalim ng kanyang nasasakopan ay
maprotektahan ng mabuti,” sinabi ni Presidential Spokesperson Edwin Lacierda sa
mga mamamahayag noong Lunes ng makapanayam ang media.
Sinabi niya na hindi
malaman kung gaano kalayo ang mga pwersang pangkapayapaan mula sa lugar na
tinamaan ng epidemya.
“Pero inaasahan ko na
gagawa ng mga hakbang ang United Nations para maseguro ang kaligtasan na
kanyang pwersang pangkapayapaan,” ulit niya.
Ang Liberia, kasama na
ang Sierra Leone at New Guinea, ay sentro ng pananalasa ng Ebola, na umako na
ng 1,000 na buhay.
Ayon sa ulat, ang mga
Pilipinong tagapamayapa ay inaasahang babalik mula sa kanilang mga trabaho sa
Liberia sa darating na Setyembre o Oktubre ng taong ito.
Ang mga tagapamayapa
mula sa United Nations ay nagmomonitor sa tigil putukan na kasunduan sa Liberia
kasunod ng gyera sibil noong 2003.
Sinabi ni Lacierda na
ang Department of Health ay siyang mag-asikaso sa mga sundalo sa kanilang
pagbalik mula sa Africa. (DMS/PIA-Agusan del Sur)
Cebuano News: Cabadbaran
Literacy Council gimugna
Ni Mary Cheryl S. Monoy
BUTUAN CITY, Agosto 12
(PIA) - Gipanghingusgan ni SP Alicia C. Funcion ang pagmugna sa Cabadbaran City
Literacy Coordinating Council pinaagi sa City Ordinance No. 2014 – 012 sa maong
dakbayan nga gibasi sa Republic Act 10122 o “An Act Strengthening the Literacy
Coordinating Council.”
Tumong sa nasangpit nga
ordinansa ang pagmugna sa maong konseho aron matutukan gayod ang paghatag og
mga programa ug mga proyekto nga makatabang paghaw-as sa katawhan sa kalisod sa
kinabuhi, mahatagan sila og panginabuhian, mahatag ang ilang mga
pangadlaw-adlaw nga panginahanglan, kagawasan (freedom) ug insaktong edukasyon.
Si Mayor Dale B. Corvera
maoy mangulo niini inubanan sa City Schools Division Superintendent nga mao ang
vice chairman ug mga miyembro nga mao ang SP Chairman on Education, Alternative
Learning System (ALS) Coordinator, mga representante sa DILG, PNP, CSWD,
NGO/PO, City Legal Officer, City Budget Officer, City Health Officer ug uban pa
nga ahensya o buhaton sa lungsod.
Gi-aprubahan gilayon
kini sa Sangguniang Panlalawigan pinaagi sa Sanggunian Resolution No. 176 –
2014 nga gipangamahan ni bokal Rodulfo A. Pitogo. (LGU-Agusan del
Norte/PIA-Agusan del Norte)
