PSA celebrates
the 2015 Civil Registration month
By Villa Bayotas
BUTUAN CITY,
Feb. 10 (PIA) - The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) with the local Civil
Registry Offices nationwide celebrates yearly the Civil Registration Month in
February.
This year’s
theme is “Sama ka sa CRVS groupie” which highlights the significance of civil
registration in the lives of the Filipinos.
The celebration reminds the public especially the parents, records
clerk, midwives and traditional “hilot or mananabang” who are in attendance at
birth that registration of such event is compulsory and it is their primary
responsibility to enter the correct data in the document such as the
Certificate of Live Birth.
Ensuring the
proper and correct registration is an obligation so that it will not create
problems to the child in the near future using his/her Birth Certificate for
any personal transaction.
In the region,
the activities for the month-long celebration are the following: free mobile
registration, information dissemination, and fora, among others.
In partnership
with the local civil registrar, series of seminars and trainings are also being
scheduled in various venues in the local government units (LGUs) regarding laws
and procedures on civil registration as well as updates and special laws.
There are also
scheduled mass weddings sponsored by the LGUs.
The public is
hereby advised to visit their respective LGUs thru the local Civil Registrar’s
Office in the City or Municipal Hall to check out such activities mentioned. This is in line with the Executive Order 326
signed by the late Pres. Corazon Aquino designating February of each year as
the Civil Registration Month. (PSA-Caraga/PIA-Caraga)
RPOC 13 chair
pays tribute to 'Fallen 44'
By Noel B.
Najarro
BUTUAN CITY,
Feb. 10 (PIA) - Regional Peace and Order Council (RPOC) chairman and Butuan
City Mayor Ferdinand M. Amante, Jr. on Monday paid tribute to the “Fallen 44”
Special Action Force Commandos who died in action in Mamasapano, Maguindanao
while serving arrest warrant against an international terrorist.
RPOC Chairman
Amante was the guest of honor and speaker during the 24th Foundation Day
Celebration of Police Regional Office 13, held at Camp Rafael C. Rodriguez
parade grounds, this city.
In his message
for the occasion, Mayor Amante paid tribute to the “Fallen 44.” He said that
“the death of the 44 brave SAF heroes has left many questions unanswered, many
reactions and controversies.” He said that it may lead to any direction whether
to wage war or to give the Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL) a chance which may lead
to peace and reconciliation.
According to
him, opinions had been expressed which may range from revenge to forgiveness,
justice or proceed with the peace process at all cost. Amante said that it
would be best to wait for the result of the in-depth investigation which is now
being done.
He said that he
sympathized with the police which morale according to him, had reached “all
time low” even in this anniversary, especially with the resignation of one of
its best leader Dir. Gen. Alan LM Purisima, whom Amante cited as the guest of
honor in a celebration of this camp about two months ago and the relief of SAF
chief Police Dir. Getulio Napenas, who once was the Caraga PNP chief.
Amante seasoned
his message with quotations of the nest thoughts on “peace” from Nobel Peace
Prize Winners, great statesmen and opinion makers who were known for their
contribution to world peace such as Mahatma Gandhi, Albert Einstein, US former
President Ronald Reagan, African President Nelson Mandela and others.
He also said
that the “Fallen 44” are heroes as they had demonstrated the essence of public
service which is to offer the supreme sacrifice for all people. “There’s no
greater glory or sacrifice than to die for one’s country,” Amante said.
He pointed out
that the Bangsamoro Basic Law is still worth achieving and to sustain what
already has been started. “Let the ‘Fallen 44’ not die in vain,” Amante said as
he calls on the Caraganons, the Mindanaoans as well as all Filipinos to rise up
above the challenges.
”To attain peace
must be a long, long journey of a thousand miles, but it must be trod one step
at a time. But let us not forget Him…our God above all, the source of true
peace that passes all understanding. Only through Him we can attain the real
peace,” Amante said.
The said
occasion was spearheaded by the command group led by Caraga PNP Director David
Y. Ombao, the directorial staff including the deputy chiefs and RESPO, special
staff, regional officers, Provincial PNP Directors, national support units
(NUSPs) and the non-uniformed personnel (NUPs) of Police Regional Office 13.
Also attending the celebration were the Brigade Commander of the 401st
Philippine Army Brigade Col. Alexander L.
Macario, 402nd Army Brigade Commander Isidro L. Purisima, F/SSupt.
Leonides P. Perez, SSupt Dennis U. Rocamora, BJMP and other stakeholders.
Amante earlier,
led the wreath-laying at the monument of the late Col. Rafael C. Rodriguez who
headed the Agusan Constabulary Command from June 24, 1951 to January 15, 1953.
In 1975, the Integrated Philippine National Police was created paving the way
for the renaming of the command as Agusan del Norte PC/INP Command. On June 26,
1981, the command headquarters was moved from Brgy. Agao now known as the “PC
Barracks” to its present location which then was known as the “PC Reservation.”
The camp was
also named Camp Rafael C. Rodriguez in honor of the late colonel. In 1990, the
unveiling of the monument at Camp Rafael C. Rodriguez was proudly graced by
Director Umberto A. Rodriguez, the son of the late colonel and the Chief PNP at
that time. Another unveiling was held on May 19, 2006 led by the then Caraga
PNP chief PCSupt. Geary L. Barias. During the 21st PNP Foundation Anniversary
on February 6, 2012, a marker portraying the life of the late colonel was also
unveiled. Yesterday’s rites was proudly witnessed by his youngest son, Manuel
Rodriguez. (PNA/PIA-Caraga)
Police officers
awarded during the 24th PNP Caraga Anniversary rites
By Noel B.
Najarro
BUTUAN CITY,
Feb. 10 (PIA) - Six police officers were given honors and recognition for their
outstanding accomplishments during the 24th PNP Anniversary celebration here.
A “Medalya Ng
Kadakilaan” was awarded to PInsp. Edgar R. Fulay, for the successful combat
operation against suspected New People’s Army on February 4, 2015 at Brgy.
Rojales, Carmen, Agusan del Norte resulting to the arrest of a suspect, and
seizure of several long and short firearms, assorted bullets, improvised
explosive devices, medicines and medical equipments, subversive documents and
personal belongings.
A “Medalya Ng
Kagalingan” was also awarded to PCInsp. Rowena Martinez, for accomplishment in
drug operation and confiscation of P25 million worth of “Shabu” on January 20,
2015. PSupt. Rainer P. Diaz was awarded the “Medalya Ng Kasanayan” for the
successful campaign against illegal logging.
Regional
Criminal Investigation and Detection Unit 13 chief PSupt. Randy Glenn G. Silvio
was given a plaque of recognition for his relentless assistance in the field of
investigation and Regional Crime Laboratory Office (RCLO) chief PSupt. Edgardo
Lenizo for his technical assistance.
A “Medalya Ng
Kasanayan” was also awarded to PSupt. (Fr.) Joselito D. Borja, PRO 13 Regional
Chaplain for his “Moral Recovery Program.” (PNA/PIA-Caraga)
DOST-TAPI awards
grant for improved water hyacinth harvester
MANILA, Feb. 10
(PIA) - Seeing water hyacinth both as a problem and opportunity, researcher
Engr. Joel P. Sadol of Central Bicol State University of Agriculture is set to
make an improved water hyacinth harvester which can directly benefit farmers,
fisherfolk, and handicraft makers in Buhi, Camarines Sur, through the assistance
of Department of Science and Technology-Technology Application and Promotion
Institute (DOST-TAPI).
Under
DOST-TAPI’s Technology Based Enterprise Development (TBED) Program, Engr. Sadol
recently received a grant amounting to P247,000 for the development of a water hyacinth harvester with improved
efficiency in harvesting and reducing fuel consumption.
Aside from
managing water hyacinths which are a perennial threat in Lake Buhi, the
harvester provides opportunities for livelihood as well. Harvested water
hyacinth can be made into baskets, matting, fertilizers, handicraft, and other
products, said Engr. Sadol who built an earlier model likewise funded by DOST
through the Philippine Council for Industry Energy and Emerging Technology
Research and Development.
Water hyacinths
often clog waterways and degrade water quality since they block sunlight and
prevent photosynthesis, thereby lowering the level of oxygen in the water.
DOST-TAPI’s TBED
program encourages the development of new or improved technologies that may
have potential for commercialization.
Research and development institutes, state universities and colleges,
and government offices are qualified to avail of this assistance.
For more
information about TBED, you may contact the Provincial Science and Technology
Center or DOST Regional Office in your area.
(S&T Media Service/PIA-Caraga)
Butuan
polysports oval, stadium and gym 100% complete
By Ma. Lourdes
P. Apego
BUTUAN CITY,
Feb. 10 (PIA) - The City Engineer’s Office (CEO) here has reported a 100
percent completion of the Butuan Polysports Complex oval, stadium and gym
located at Barangay Tiniwisan, this city.
In an interview,
City Engineer Lorden G. Vismanos said that the completed infrastructures
include a rubberized oval and grass football field, a stadium without a
sunshade and a gym which has a common wall with the stadium.
Currently,
Vismanos revealed that their office is conducting a deficiency listing and what
the contractor needs to comply in the project.
For the year
2015, Vismanos revealed that the city government has allotted a twenty five
million pesos (P25, 000,000.00) supplemental budget for the continuation of the
development of the polysports complex.
Vismanos said
the fund will be used for the construction of an access road, providing
synthetic flooring, basketball court glass, goal, scoreboard and other project
amenities.
It can be
recalled that the city government has allotted more than two hundred fifty two
million pesos or exactly P252, 939, 664.26 for the construction of the Butuan
Polysports Complex. (Radyo ng Bayan Butuan/PIA-Agusan del Norte)
SurSur farmers
start planting anew after TS Seniang devastation
By Greg Tataro
Jr.
TANDAG CITY,
Surigao del Sur, Feb. 10 (PIA) – Farmers in Surigao del Sur have already
started to plant rice anew after Tropical Storm Seniang caused widespread
damage to farmlands here on December 29, 2014.
Marcos Quico,
chief provincial agriculturist, said 1,372 bags of palay seeds have been
initially distributed to affected rice farmers as “quick response
rehabilitation” for them to get back on their feet as quickly as possible.
Moreover, he
said that the same additional intervention followed suit, but admitted he
cannot recall at once the exact volume.
Earlier, Quico
told that for the rice industry alone, the province has lost up to over P4
million in estimated damages.
Meanwhile, he
noted that the latest quality seeds that have been distributed are now on their
“seedbed stage.” (NGBT/Radyo ng Bayan-Tandag/PIA-Surigao del Sur)
Cebuano News:
DENR mi-implementar ug mga proyekto para sa key biodiversity areas sa nasud
Ni Richell P.
Bongato
BUTUAN CITY,
Peb. 11 (PIA) - Gi-implementar sa
Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) ang usa ka proyekto
mikabat sa 17 milyon dolyaris nga gipondohan sa World Bank (WB) kauban ang
Biodiversity Conservation padung ngadto sa Local Agricultural Landscapes sa mga
unom ka rehiyon kauban ang rehiyon sa Caraga para sa key bio-diversity
areas.
Ang proyekto nga
gitagaan og prayoridad sa pagkunserba sa mga naalaot nga species ug ang ilang puluy-anan
hinungdan niini ang dili pagsustinar sa produksyon sa agrikultura ug sa dili
saktong pag-gamit sa yuta.
Si DENR 13
Regional Director Nonito M. Tamayo nag-ingon nga sa unom ka tuig nga proyekto
mao ang mo lig-on ang lokal nga gobyerno sa pag-adap aning biodiversity isip
prayoridad sa paglambo sa mga plano.
Sa pagkakarun,
aduna nay 228 KBAs sa Pilipinas, ana na sa 128 terrestial ug 123 marine
sites. Ang uban niini naa sa protected area status pero kasagaran
ang anaa sa gawas sa protected areas nga gi-proklema ubos sa National
Intregrated Protected Areas System (NIPAS) Act, nga kinhanglan pa ang dugang
inisyatibo sama sa BPP aron masunod ang DENR’s biodiversity efforts sa maong
mga rehiyon sama sa Davao Region, Northern Mindanao, Central Visayas,
Calabarzon ug ang Cagayan Valley. (DENR-13/PIA-Caraga)
Cebuano News:
DENR gidasig ang mga negosyante aron mamuhunan sa 'key biodiversity areas'
Ni Richell P.
Bongato
BUTUAN CITY,
Peb. 10 (PIA) - Gidasig sa Department of
Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) ang mga negosyante sa nasud sa
pagnegosyo aron sa pagpalambo pinaagi sa marine ug forest-based resources nga
gitawag og key biodiversity areas (KBAs) atol sa Biodiversity- Friendly
Business and Investment Forum kaniadtong miaging semana sa syudad sa Makati.
Ang maong forum
gihusgutan ang mga oportunidad nga gihatag sa DENR’s Biodiversity Management
Bureau kun BMB basi sa KBAs.
Mao kining mga
sites nga adunay isa o kapin pa nga pwede sa kadaghanon adtong kaylangan og
pag-alima arun ma-kunserba kining mga species:
1. Ecotourism project ug furniture and
handicraft production sulod sa 200, 155- ektarya Malampaya Sound Protected Land
and Seascape Area sa Taytay, Palawan;
2. Usa ka Community-based coffee enterprises
ug processed food sa Quirino Protected Landscape sa probinsya sa Qurino;
3. Produksyon
nga panghabi ug paggama gamit ang tanum, gitawag nila nga “bakong” mga
ilom-non, suka ug paktorya sa jam gamit ang prutas nga “Lubeg” sulod sa
Northeastern Cagayan KBA sa Cagayan Valley;
4. Eco-park project nga plantasyon sa
lemongrass ug citronella ug mga pasilidad nga kuhaanan sa lana ug produksyon sa gifts ug houseware gamit ang
tiger grass, nito, bamboo ug abaka sa Northern Negros Park sa Negros
Occidental;
5. Houseware products nga gikan sa abaka,
bamboo ug niti gikan sa Central Panay Mountains sa Isla sa Panay; prdiksyon sa
almasiga resin gikan sa Mt. Hamiguitan Wildlife Reserve Sanctuary Davao
Oriental;
6. Commuity- based coffee enterprise ug
produksyon sa handicraft sa Mt. Kalatungan, New Conservation Areas in the Philippines
Project kun (NewCAPP) nga makit-an sa probinsya sa Bukidnon.
Ang mga resource
speakers sa maong Forum mao sila DENR Secretary Ramon J.P Paje, Mga senador nga
sila Loren Legarda ug Paolo Benigno Aquino IV, UNDP Country Director Maurice
Dewulf, gikan sa Department of Agriculture, ug Department of Trade and
Industry. Sa tema nga “Conserving Biodiversity to Promote Inclusive Economic
Growth.” (DENR-13/PIA-Caraga)
Cebuano News:
Sari-sari stores bawal na mamaligya og tambal
Ni Mary Cheryl S.
Monoy
BUTUAN CITY,
Peb. 10 (PIA) - Sugod karon, gibawal na sa tao (illegal peddler), sari-sari
stores ug mga korporasyon ang pagpamaligya og bisan unsa nga mga tambal o
Over-the-Counter (OTC) drugs ngadto sa katawhan kung kini’y walay License to
Operate (LTO) nga sertipikado sa Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
Ang Botika ng
Barangay (BnB) maoy gihatagan og special permit sa FDA nga makapamaligya og
tambal sa barangay, hilabi kadtong nahimutang sa mga lagyong lugar ug layo usab
sa ospital, ubos sa pagdumala sa usa ka lisensiyadong pharmacist sa Department
of Health (DOH).
Makatabang usab
og dako ang kita sa BnB ngadto sa panudlanan sa barangay, apan tungod niining
mga iligal nga mga negosyante’ng namaligya og tambal, makuhaan ang kita sa
barangay ug dili pa gyud sigurado kung hupas (expired) na ang mga tambal niini
nga “lagmit mao na hinouy hinungdan sa pagkamatay sa pasyente,” matod pani
Engr. Eleonor Rey Jary Mondejar–Gaballo sa DOH – Food and Drug Admnistration
(FDA) atol sa komite miting nga gihimo sa Committee on Health and Nutrition.
Tungod niini,
gi-aprubahan gilayon sa Sangguniang Panlalawigan, ubos sa pagpaningkamot ni
board member Rey G. Jamboy, ang Provincial Ordinance No. 357 – 2015 o ang “An
Ordinance Prohibiting Any Person, Sari-sari Store Owner or Corporation from
Selling Prescription and Non-Prescription Drugs and Medicines Within the
Jurisdiction of the Province of Agusan del Norte Without License to Operate
(LTO) from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and Prescribing Penalties
Thereof.” (LGU-Agusan del Norte/PIA-Agusan del Norte)
