PNP, PSWD-AgSur intensify campaign to stop VAWC
By David M. Suyao
AGUSAN DEL SUR, Nov. 28 (PIA) - The Provincial
Social Welfare and Development (PSWD) and Philippine National Police (PNP)
Provincial Office in Agusan del Sur are working together for an all out
campaign to stop violence against women and children (VAWC) as the provincial
PNP noted a tremendous increase in number of violated/ abused women and
children compared to last year as reported by all the Municipal Police Offices
provincewide.
In a recent meeting held at the PSWD office,
PInsp. Junalyn Suan presented the data comparing the violence against women
(VAW) and violence against children (VAC) committed in 2013 and the latest
update of the same cases as of September of this year, with 55 cases difference
on VAW and 70 cases on VAC.
“Let us take note of the cutting period. For the
year 2013, the period was from January until December 31, while the period for
this year represents incidents from January until September only, but the
differences are tremendous. I believe this situation needs immediate action from
us, the members of the Provincial Council for the Welfare of Children and Women
(PCWCW) and other stakeholders,” Suan said.
As of September 2014, Bayugan City claims the
highest incidence both on VAW with 110 cases and VAC with 72 cases, followed by
Prosperidad with 47 on VAW and 16 on VAC, more than half the number of cases
from that of Bayugan’s.
“Loida Antonio of the PSWD and I had discussed
this matter, and we both believe it is timely that as we celebrate this
“18-days to end violence against women” we all go out and educate our children
and women of their rights and importance in the development of the country so
that in our own little way, we can reduce the incidence if not eradicate it,”
Suan said.
Numerous forum and advocacy activities are lined
up as programmed by the PCWC starting November 25 until December 12, 2014
covering almost all high schools within the province of Agusan del Sur. (PIA-Agusan
del Sur)
‘Rice Consciousness’ celebration highlights SurSur
farmers’ registration with PCIC
By Greg Tataro Jr.
TANDAG CITY, Nov. 28 (PIA) – Surigao del Sur chief
agriculturist Marcos Quico stressed that the on-going farmers’ registration
with the Philippine Crop Insurance Corporation (PCIC) is their core program in
this month’s Rice Consciousness celebration with the theme “We are
RICEponsible!”.
He said that enlisting farmers in the roster of
PCIC for its subsidy program is one of the best options the province can offer
to support the rice industry.
Accordingly, PCIC assistant vice-president Antonio
Uy III has previously introduced to Surigao del Sur Gov. Johnny Pimentel the
subsidy program of PCIC amounting to P1,183,177,000. “We are bringing the good
news that would help farmers in your province,” he said.
As explained by Uy, “ it shall be used exclusively
for the full cost of insurance premiums of subsistence farmers and fisherfolks
for any of the following types of insurance:
crop, livelihood, fisheries, non-crop agricultural asset; provided that
the PCIC shall ensure that the said subsistence farmers and fisherfolks are
registered under Registry System on Basic Sectors in Agriculture (RSBSA) and
are not receiving any other subsidy for the foregoing types of insurance from
the local government.”
It was learned that Surigao del Sur has some
95,000 farmers and fisherfolks registered in the RSBSA data bank of PCIC.
Quico pointed out that the registration program
has started in the Second District of the province. (NGBT/Radyo ng Bayan
Tandag/PIA-Surigao del Sur)
Feature: The essence of enriching the academic
curriculum
By Dr. Jonas H. Jomonong
BUTUAN CITY, Nov. 28 (PIA) - As years passed by,
the 21st century education has been left great burden to compensate lots of
educational need. That need upgrades
with regard to the trends that the current environment demands. That’s why, the only flourishing answer to
this perplexing battle lies within the capability of the existing educators
through enrichment of curriculum.
Furthermore, the views and perspective of
enriching such would cultivate current notions in the teaching-learning
process. It solves the nuances with suitable solution which the obsolete
curriculum could not cater.
In that case, related researches have been very
feasible that show the essence of enhancing it. Not only to make it into a new,
but to see the reality that learners do not merely learn in the four corners of
the classroom. Rather, they explore and
discover. That comprehensive act gives the idea that learners today are
extraordinary. The old styles of teaching that are practical before could no
longer address those.
With that, enrichment of curriculum looks the core
of the need. And that is to suffice the developing way of how students learn to
maximize their ability, talent and intelligence.
Nowadays, technology has bloomed. They make things easier most especially in
inculcating information from different sources that proliferate expanded
facts. In this matter, Information and
Communication Technology (ICT) is tackled the most to produce learners who are
globally competitive.
ICTs provide more integrated facts across all
subject areas. Researchers, studies and other educational works of the learners
are basically boosted up through this. Spectrum of ideas from reliable sources
show up fruitful related concepts that educate the children of today. In that way, learners are driven of the
current trends that wherever they may go through, they could compete
holistically in academic aspect.
Moreover, there is really a need to incorporate
ICT in educating learners to be updated, upgraded and totally be driven with
what is existing today. With the above
proofs, there is really a need to incorporate ICT across all learning areas in
order to make the learners ICT literate.
Synergizing diverse ideas from knowledgeable
brains propagates a great scope of procreating another set of curricula. It
proves to show that from variety of experiences from teachers to teachers up to
their school heads could invigorate effective and efficient academic views -
views which now then be used in order to maximize umbrella of theories.
In which later on, it develops into a solution to
every addressing nuances that exist in the premise of the academe. The teachers and the administrators as well
who nurture every learner as time goes by learn situated learning. And that learning, together with the united
data and concept from one perspective to another would now then prove the
discovery of new enrichment of curricula.
That’s the power of cooperation that realizes the picture of how should
an educator moves forward for the better as time would give us another chance
to take a step - to teach, touch and transform the lives of the youth to
revitalize the need of the nation.
As I went through with this assignment, I deeply
realized how critical and how essential my role is in making an enrichment
curriculum. I found it hard at
first. I could hardly imagine how to
make an enrichment curriculum where in fact this was my first time to do
so. A thought came into my mind that
this is part of my curriculum leadership that I suppose to practice as far as
my horizon could take me. It was a
difficult process indeed but with the collaborative support of my teachers,
everything went smoothly and I realized that making an enhancement curriculum
is not the sole responsibility of the school head but a blend of support and
cooperation from the teachers as well as the stakeholders who value desired
learning outcomes from the learners.
After all, the focal point of making an enrichment
curricula are the learners who, in one way or another, could learn and discover
something that is beyond their imagination.
Making an enhancement curriculum is an effort made by people who want to
produce quality learners who can respond actively to the challenges in the 21st
education. (DepEd-Butuan City Division/PIA-Agusan del Norte)
PopCom-SurSur celebrates 18-Day Campaign to end
VAW, PopDev Week
By Greg Tataro Jr.
TANDAG CITY, Nov. 28 (PIA) – The personnel from
Provincial Population Office in Surigao del Sur are busy preparing for weeks
packed with activities for the celebrations of this year’s 18-Day Campaign to
End Violence Against Women (VAW) with a theme, “End VAW Now! It’s our Duty!” slated on November
25-December 12 and Population and Development (PopDev) Week which carries the
theme, “Bigyang Halaga ang Bawat Pilipino sa Pag-unlad…Ngayon at Bukas” set on
November 23-29.
Mila Arreza, chief of the provincial population
office said that they have already hung streamers to mark both occasions and handled
the lined-up activities.
She also bared that she is going to present the
Best Practices on Gender & Development Program Implementation of the
province in one event as part of the 18-day campaign.
For the PopDev Week, the highlights are the PopDev
Quiz for 4th year high school students. There will also be an on-the-spot
contests on essay writing, poster-making, and jingle writing and singing.
Moreover, Arrea said that Surigao del Sur is
currently the host of 2014 Regional Festival of Talents (RFOT) which partly
conducted quizzes related to the PopDev Week celebration. (NGBT/Radyo ng
Bayan/PIA-Surigao del Sur)
Bislig City holds DRRM Summit 2014
By Greg Tataro Jr.
TANDAG CITY, Nov. 28 (PIA) – The local government
of Bislig City through Mayor Librado Navarro spearheaded the Bislig Disaster
Risk Reduction Management (DRRM) Summit 2014 held today at the city covered
court, here.
Speakers from different line agencies shared their
skills and talked on topics related to disaster preparedness, management and
mitigation such as Public Storm Weather Signal, Hydro Metrological Hazard;
Preparedness, Regional Alert Level System; Disaster Relief Protocol, Management
of Evacuation Centers; Incident Command System, Damage Assessment and Needs
Analysis, Roles of the Barangay Disaster
Committee; and, Geohazard Maps of Bislig City.
These were discussed, respectively, by Alan Ray
Ribo of PAG-ASA-Hinatuan; Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG)
Caraga regional director Lilibeth Famacion; Department of Social Welfare and
Development (DSWD) Caraga regional director Minda Brigoli; Office of the Civil
Defense Caraga regional director Liza Mazo; and Engr. Daniel Belderol,
officer-in-charge of Mines and Management Division, Mines and Geosciences
Bureau.
Also, the program was highlighted with the State
of City Disaster Risk Reduction Management Address by mayor Navarro; messages
from League of Municipalities president, Carrascal Mayor Vicente Pimentel, Jr.,
2nd district representative Florencio Garay, and governor Johnny Pimentel; and
cultural presentations. (NGBT/Radyo ng Bayan Tandag/PIA-Surigao del Sur)
DAR-Surigao Norte readies farmer organizations on
agrarian credit program
By Daryll M. Tumbaga
SURIGAO CITY, Nov. 28 (PIA) - The provincial
office of the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) in Surigao del Norte
(DAR-SDN) conducted recently a series of activities focusing on the validation
and finalization of the farm plan of its assisted Agrarian Reform Beneficiaries
Organizations (ARBOs) in the province.
The said activities were done to prepare the said
ARBOs as they become recipients of the Agrarian Production Credit Program
(APCP) of the DAR.
A farm plan is a requirement to be able to avail
of projects and funds under APCP. It identifies activities to be undertaken and
enumerates the equivalent costing of the farm plan activities.
Under APCP, the credit needs of the ARBs on
various projects such as agricultural crop production, agri-enterprise, and
livelihood projects are being responded to.
The five ARBOs were the San Pedro Rural Workers
Association of San Pedro, Alegria; Ima Women’s Initiated Community Association
of Ima, Sison; Cantapoy Farmers and Fishermen Credit Cooperative of Cantapoy,
Malimono; Union Agro-Aqua Credit Cooperative of Union, Dapa; and the Esperanza
Farmers Credit Cooperative of Esperanza, Del Carmen, all in Surigao del Norte.
The board of directors, officers and some members
of the five assisted ARBOs participated in the activities and they successfully
underwent the tedious process of identifying and inputting data for the draft
farm plan, including the presentation of the plan to the facilitators of which
the plan was scrutinized and critiqued, and the finalization and polishing of
the farm plan.
The DAR-SDN spearheaded the activity led by Lina
Alvarez, Senior Agrarian Reform Program Officer. (SDR/PIO/DAR-SDN/PIA-Surigao
del Norte)
