DepEd supports TreeVolution activity
By Nora L. Molde
BUTUAN CITY, Sept. 23 (PIA) – The Department of
Education (DepEd) Caraga will support and participate in the conduct of the
activity dubbed as “TreeVolution: Greening MindaNOW” on September 26 in all the
identified planting sites of the region.
In a regional memorandum order no. 177 dated
September 12 signed by DepEd Caraga regional director Atty. Alberto T.
Escobarte, he directed the schools division superintendents to enjoin their
teachers in the elementary and secondary schools to participate as stewards
during the event and encourage fourth year students to volunteer as planters.
Atty. Escobarte reiterated in his memo that the
role of the stewards is to supervise smaller groups of participants during the
tree planting activity, in order to ensure full participation by all involved
and to note any participants conduct during the activity. "There must be
one steward for every 50 participants," he said.
Also, Atty. Escobarte has ordered schools
division superintendents to field the required number of stewards in the
planting sites in ther jurisdiction. “Identified stewards preferably come from
the nearest schools where the planting sites are located,” he said.
All regional and division office personnel are
also enjoined to participate in the activity as this supports the national
Greening Program of the government, Atty. Escobarte added.
The Division Science Supervisors and Gulayan sa
Paaralan Program Coordinators are likewise enjoined to closely coordinate with
their local Provincial/Community Environment and Natural Resources Offices for
updates.
Atty. Escobarte further ordered that there is no
classes in all elementary and secondary schools on Friday, September 26, 2014
but requires all schools to conduct make up classes to cover up the missed
contact hours for the day.
Meanwhile, As per memorandum order signed by
Undersecretary for Programs and Projects Dr. Dina S. Ocampo, schools division
superintendent must ensure that students who will participate as planters
should secure parents’ consent before allowing them to join.
Also, Dr. Ocampo directed all DepEd regional
directors and schools division superintendents to ensure continuous conduct of
classes in areas not involved in the activity.
TreeVolution: Greening MindaNOW aims to plant
4,636,000 trees in multiple locations in Mindanao covering a total of 9,200
hectares in just one hour. It also attempts to break the record of India in
2011 for the most trees planted in multiple locations.
The event is initiated by the Mindanao
Development Authority (MinDA) and the Department of Environment and Natural
Resources (DENR). The initiative also supports the National Greening Program of
the government. (NCLM/PIA-Caraga)
DOH-Caraga briefs RPEB on Implanon NXT
By Jennifer P. Gaitano
BUTUAN CITY, Sept. 23 (PIA) - In the recently
conducted Regional Population Executive Board (RPEB) meeting held here, Emmi
Marie Cabahug, Nurse II and Family Planning Coordinator of the Department of
Health (DOH) Caraga briefed the member agencies on the new contraceptive method
for women which is the "Implanon NXT" Implant, a subdermal implant.
According to Cabahug, Implanon NXT prevents
pregnancy in two ways. It prevents the release of an egg cell from the ovaries
(ovulation) and causes changes to cervical mucus that makes it difficult for
sperm to enter the womb.
"For interested women, she must not be
pregnant and should be within their seven days menstruation period and no
sexual activity in the past two weeks. Also, for those women who are already
using other contraceptive methods and want to shift to Implanon may directly
avail of it," she revealed.
Cabahug further bared the advantages and
disadvantages of said method. ”For the advantages, you do not have to worry
about taking a tablet each day; it does not interfere with having sex; Implanon
NXT may be used by women who do not tolerate estrogens. Once you stop using,
previous fertility cycle may return quickly, and in some circumstances Implanon
NXT may be used by breastfeeding women. Better check your doctor for advice,”
she said.
Also, on the disadvantages, Cabahug revealed
that women with Implanon may experience menstrual bleeding (absent, irregular,
prolonged). The bleeding pattern that women will experience during the first
three months generally indicates their future bleeding pattern.
“On rare occasions, the implant moves from its
original position. If in rare cases the implant is not inserted correctly, one
may not be protected against pregnancy. Implanon NXT must be inserted and
removed by a doctor. A small scar may remain,” Cabahug explained.
It can be recalled that DOH-Caraga conducted the
free Implanon insertion to women of reproductive age (15-49 years old) who
would want to avail of the implant last September 17, 2014 at San Francisco
Gymnasium in Agusan del Sur. (JPG/PIA-Caraga)
TESDA-13 celebrates family day with abandoned
elderlies, children subject to violence
By Robert E. Roperos
BUTUAN CITY, Sept. 23 (PIA) - On the occasion of
the Philippine Civil Service Month this September, personnel of the Technical
Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA)-Caraga Regional Office
celebrated Family Day with abandoned elderlies and children subject to
violence.
Dubbed as “TESDA-Caraga Gift-Giving,” regional
office personnel headed by regional director Florencio F. Sunico, Jr. recently
visited the "Por Kristo Foundation," a home for the abandoned elderly
located at Manapa, Buenavista, Agusan del Norte; and "Gesu Eucaristiko
Children's Foundation," a non-government organization that is catering
children subject to violence.
In a meeting week before the conduct of the activity,
Sunico emphasized that the activity is TESDA-Caraga’s gesture to give value to
the marginalized sector that needs attention and assistance.
The official added one way of giving value to
these sectors is to visit and let them feel the presence of other people caring
for them. “Somehow, we can give these abandoned elderlies and children
happiness by letting them feel that there are still people who loved them,”
Sunico said.
Tatay Andres Delgado, one of the boarders in
“Por Kristo Foundation” expressed his gratitude to TESDA personnel for the kind
deeds shown to them. Though he did not say a word but the tears fell from his
eyes show that he is touched and happy of what they received from TESDA-Caraga.
Aside from the usual feeding, the personnel also
took time in talking/chatting with the elderlies, and personally distributed
adult diapers, two sacks of rice, cans of powdered milk, and medicines, among
others.
Meanwhile, "Gesu Eucaristiko Children's
Foundation," a Roman Catholic-owned and administered Homes for Street,
Abused and Abandoned Children was also visited by TESDA-Caraga personnel.
According to Catalina Tacubao, TESDA-Caraga
Human Resource Development Officer, home director Sister Marilou Besere, DGE
said as of the moment, they need financial assistance to sustain their
operations.
With this, Tacubao said TESDA-Caraga has donated
a cheque worth P10,000.00. Besere said the money is a big help especially that
majority of the children-boarders are going to school. “This can help in
defraying expenses as to the school supplies and daily needs of our children
here in the home,” she added.
As per Civil Service Memorandum Circular, the
anniversary of the Philippine Civil Service marks its 114th year as the
stronghold of good governance and national development since the enactment of
Public Law No. 5, “An Act for the Establishment and Maintenance of Our
Efficient and Honest Civil Service in the Philippine Island,” on September 19,
1900.
The month-long anniversary celebration aims to
promote, showcase, and celebrate heroism in public service. It also serves to
encourage and inspire state workers in their journey as servant heroes or
lingkod bayani, as reflected in the theme: “Tapat na Serbisyo Alay Ko, Dahil
Lingkod Bayani Ako” (I offered honest service because I am a Public Servant). (TESDA-13/PIA-Caraga)
PNP cites gains in drive against loose firearms
in SurSur
By Greg Tataro Jr.
TANDAG CITY, Surigao del Sur, Sept. 23 (PIA)
–The Philippine National Police (PNP) in Surigao del Sur headed by P/SSupt.
Narciso Verdadero, officer-in-charge (OIC) provincial director, has stepped up
drive against loose firearms.
Last week, September 16, another bunch of
gun-toting suspects has been nabbed by joint PNP and AFP operatives in Purok 6,
Barangay Tagongon, Tagbina town while conducting a checkpoint.
All three suspects, identified as Eddie Geralla
y Escropolo, 42, married; Jaser Laurente y Villanueva, 31, married; and Antonio
Himo y Pizon, 22, single, are now facing charges of illegal possession of
firearms and ammunitions.
The seized firearms, which are all caliber .45
pistols but of different makes—a HI-CAP NORINCO with serial no. 60027; PARA ORD
with serial no. 281775; and, LIGHT WEIGHT COMPACT COLT with serial no. 282003;
each one having a magazine of its own loaded with eight; four, and another four
live ammunitions, respectively, are likewise in the custody of the concerned
authorities for proper disposition.
Meanwhile, the police investigators are still
conducting a more in-depth probe into the background of the suspects who were
reportedly residents of Barangay San Pedro, Marihatag town, except for the
youngest one, who was said to hail from Barangay Mahaba of the same
municipality, it was learned.
Early this month, on September 2, three
suspects, who are still at large, were said to be a subject of a manhunt
operation due to involvement in an alleged robbery/hold-up incident at the
national highway of Purok Abihaw, Barangay Bitaugan West, Cagwait town, about
15 kilometers north of Marihatag town victimizing a delivery van owned by D
Best Value Marketing based in Butuan City.
Also, last month, on August 6, in Tandag City,
in a checkpoint led by P/SInsp. Isagani YbaΓ±ez, a certain Jundy Compe y Quimbo,
27, single, resident of Purok 6, Barangay Magroyong, San Miguel, who was seized
with a Colt caliber .45 pistol bearing serial no. 752194; four magazines; and
19 live ammunitions, first gave the
police a chase with his motorcycle. (NGBT/Radyo ng Bayan/PIA-Surigao del Sur)
Initial SK registration yields success in SurSur
By Greg Tataro Jr.
TANDAG CITY, 22 (PIA) – Surigao del Sur
Provincial Election Supervisor (PES) Atty. Ernie Palanan noted success during
the first two days of the 10-day Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) registration here in
connection with the February 21, 2015 election.
He claimed that a sufficient number of
registrants have responded to their call to avail of the September 20-29
registration period.
Palanan cited that the public awareness campaign
and the information drive they conducted have worked in their favor.
Meanwhile, initial reports coming from Tandag
City Election Office have corroborated the verbal account of Atty. Palanan.
Tandag City Election Officer (EO) Atty. Riza
Constantino here said that they have posted a total of 172 registrants over the
weekend.
She added that her office has also agreed to the
request of barangay chairmen to set a registration schedule for them to follow
in order to maximize the 10-day period that involves youths ranging from 15-17
years of age based on COMELEC Res. No. 9899.
However, she made sure that the said schedule is
not going to undermine “walk-in registrants” in any way.
Despite good showing of the onset of SK
registration, the last day on September 29 is still expected to be the same
with that of the past activities due to the usual throng of “deadline beaters,”
she lamented. (NGBT/Radyo ng Bayan/PIA-Surigao del Sur)
Guv backs abaca industry in Agusan Norte
BUTUAN CITY, Sept. 23 (PIA) – Agusan del Norte
Governor Ma. Angelica “Angel” Rosedell M. Amante-Matba fully supports the Abaca
Fiber Production and Trading Enhancement by the San Isidro Upland Farmer
Multi-Purpose Cooperative (SIUFMULCO) in Barangay San Isidro, municipality of
Santiago.
The said project was identified and passed the
criteria set by the Philippine Rural Development Project (PRDP) under the
Department of Agriculture (DA) project.
The PRDP is a poverty reduction project of the
DA that aims to improve income and food security of the rural poor and
indigenous communities in the Philippines.
The province of Agusan del Norte is one of the
81 provinces in the country as recipient of the said project to be implemented
from 2014-2020.
Said project costs to P31,220,000.00 with
funding counterpart distributed as follows:
Loan Proceeds (WB) - P16,905,600.00; Government of the Philippines (DA)
- 4,635,200.00; Province of Agusan del
Norte - 4,635,200.00; and the Proponent
Group SIUFMULCO - P5,044,000.00.
The 16th Sangguniang Panlalawigan headed by Vice
Governor Ramon AG. Bungabong also supports the thrusts and programs of Gov.
Angel.
To expedite the implementation of the Abaca
Fiber Production and Trading Enhancement, the Sangguniang Panlalawigan recently
authorized Gov. Angel to sign the Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) of the said
project with the DA, represented by Secretary Proceso J. Alcala, to set the
conditions, duties and responsibilities of the concerned parties. (LGU-Agusan
del Norte/PIA-Agusan del Norte)
Overwhelming volunteers for Guinness World
Breaking Record noted in Caraga
By Eric F. Gallego
BUTUAN CITY, Sept. 23 (PIA) - A steady stream of volunteer planters in Caraga region who
want to join the World Guinness Record
breaking for the most number of tree seedlings planted in one hour have kept
pouring in just few days before the big event on September 26, 2014, officials
of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) 13 said on
Monday.
DENR 13 regional director Nonito M. Tamayo said
while the required planters for the 1,000 hectares planting sites in the region
have been reaffirmed and completed last week,
more volunteers from other
sectors such as academe, and private organizations have kept on coming in and
insisted that they be counted. “The support is overwhelming, as he issued
instruction to his field officials to find suitable sites for the late comers
to be accommodated,” he said.
A total of 29,618 planters have confirmed their
physical attendance which are distributed over 1,181.53 hectares planting sites
in the five provinces of Agusan del Norte, Agusan del Sur, Surigao del Norte,
Surigao del Sur and Dinagat province ,based on the report of the TreeVolution
Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA) officials here.
He said he also received reports from other
regions that more planters have enlisted their names on the long lists of
participants in the World Guinness Record on the most number of tree seedlings
planted in one hour which is currently being held by India in 2011. “Barring
any complications, the results in Mindanao will surely break the record of
India with a record of over 1.9 million trees planted by 340,000 participants
in one hour,“ Tamayo said.
On Monday, DENR Secretary Ramon JP Paje made an
appeal to the people of Mindanao to throw their full support behind the bid to
break the record. The DENR regional
offices in regions 9, 10, 11, 12, Caraga and Autonomous Region in Muslim
Mindanao have already mobilized more than 230,000 planters to plant 4.6 million
tree seedlings in various locations in one hour from 8:30 am to 9:30 am on
September 26, 2014.
Secretary Paje said “the people in Mindanao
should turn out in full force and actively participate in tree planting as this
is in support of the National Greening Program (NGP) of the government.”
NGP is the Aquino Administration’s flagship
reforestation program that seeks to plant some 1.5 billion tree seedlings in
1.5 million hectares by 2016. It aims to
achieve poverty alleviation, food security, biodiversity conservation,
environmental stability and climate change mitigation and adaptation. (DENR-13/PIA-Caraga)
Cebuano News: Malakanyang mianunsyo sa bag-ong
mga tinudlo sa nagkalain-laing ahensiya
TANDAG CITY, Surigao del Sur, Setyembre 23 (PIA)
– Ang Malakanyang nagpahibalo sa publiko kagahapon, adlaw’ng Lunes nga si
Presidente Benigno S. Aquino III mi-appoint sa 12 ka mga bag-ong mga opisyales
sa nagkalain-laing ahensya sa gobyerno.
Sa usa ka press briefing, si Deputy Presidential
Spokesperson Abigail Valte miingon sa mga reporters nga si Presidente Aquino
mipirma alang sa pagtugyan kang Victor Jose Luciano isip sakop sa Civil
Aeronautics Board ubos sa Department of Transportation and Communication
(DOTC).
Matud pa sa taho nga apil sa mga gitudlo ubos sa
DOTC ang mga musonod: Emigdio Tanjuatco
III isip presidente / chief executive officer ug miyembro sa board of directors
sa Clark International Airport Corporation; Alipio Fernandez, Jr. ug Ramil
Guiao isip mga sakop sa korporasyon sa board of directors.
Sa Department of Health (DOH), lakip nga gitudlo
isip Director IV si Valeriano Lopez; ug sila Celia Carlos ug Ruby Constantino
sa posisyong Acting Directors III.
Kalabot pa niini, ang Presidente gikatahong
lakip nga iyahang giappoint ang mga musonod nga mga opisyales: Lea Delfinado
pagka Director III sa Department of Public Works and Highways; Danilo Enriquez
pagka- Director IV sa Bureau of Philippine Standards ubos sa Department of
Trade and Industry; Briccio Santos isip chairperson sa Film Development Council
of the Philippines; Gregorio Ramon Tingson isip myembro nga nagrepresentar sa
sektor sa mga kabatan-onan sakop sa Legislative-Executive Development Advisory
Council; ug si Reginald Villasanta isip undersecterary ubos sa Office of the
President. (NGBT/PND/PIA-Surigao del Sur)
Cebuano News: City ENRO mipahigayon og citywide
clean-up day
SURIGAO CITY, Surigao del Norte, Sept. 25 (PIA)
– Ang lokal nga pangagamhan sa syudad pinaagi sa buhatan sa City Environmental
and Natural Resources Office (CENRO) mipahigayon bag-ohay pa lamang og usa ka
city-wide Clean-up Day libot ning syudad.
Sumala pa ni City ENRO Officer Engr. Elmer
Tecson ang maong kalihukan gipahigayon subay na sa Executive Order nga
gipagawas ni Surigao del Norte Governor Sol F. Matugas nga nagdeklara sa bulan
sa Septeyembre isip bulan sa Kalimpyo, Kahapsay Surigao ubos sa Solid Waste
Management and Pollution Control Program sa lokal nga pangagamhanan sa
probinsya.
Ang maong kalihukan gipartisiparan sa mga
nagkadaiyang sektor sa mga tulunghaan, government agencies, non-government
organizations, religious sector and socio-civic organizations.
(SDR/MICO-Surigao/PIA-Surigao del Norte)
