News Feature: DSWD celebrates 2015 'Korambusan,' emphasizes
women and men partnership
By Jennifer P. Gaitano
BUTUAN CITY, Mar. 30 (PIA) – “While we continue to
empower women in our community, as we always should, it is important to keep in
mind and heart that we are not in the competition with men – we are their
equals, their counterparts, their partners.”
This was the statement emphasized by regional
director Minda Brigoli of the Department of Social Welfare and Development
(DSWD) Caraga during its celebration of the 2015 Korambusan and at the same
time launching of the department’s Sustainable Livelihood Program (SLP) Product
Catalogue held on Monday at the DSWD’s regional office here.
“This is what behinds our Korambusan celebration,
which comes from our dialect that means cooperation and working together for a
common objective. We therefore agree that both sexes can work together in
ensuring that we both become recipients of development. Both sexes are
essential in making this world a better place for all and for the generations
to come,” disclosed Brigoli.
The lady director also stressed that more women
should be empowered and gender-responsive. “On the quest of having a more
gender-responsive community, I would like to remind every woman here, like me,
on Maya Angelou’s words and I quote, 'A wise woman wishes to be no one’s enemy;
a wise woman refuses to be anyone’s victim,' end of quote. Surely, there is
still more to be done to be fully gender-responsive and close the gender
inequality gap in four areas, namely: Economic Participation and Opportunity,
Educational Attainment, Political Empowerment, and Health and Survival. But it
is certain as well that, us and the world, have already taken the necessary
steps in defying the ordinary,” she said.
Brigoli further expressed that the department
believes that Caraga region is a place where woman have all the freedom to be
whatever they want and make a difference, just like men do.
“In the spirit of Korambusan, we put this in our
hearts that this celebration is our way of reminding ourselves that we are all
equal takers of this planet and has the equal rights o facilitate development
for each other,” highlighted Brigoli.
This year is the second time that the department
has celebrated the Korambusan with various activities for the whole day, which
all employees of DSWD-Caraga will enjoy. (JPG/PIA-Caraga)
DAR Surigao Norte turns-over first infra project
under BUB fund
By Daryll M. Tumbaga
SURIGAO CITY, Surigao del Norte, Mar. 30 (PIA) –
The provincial office of the Department of Agrarian Reform in Surigao del Norte
(DAR-SDN) turned over last March 26, 2015 a 90-meter footbridge to the local
government unit of Barangay Roxas, Municipality of Mainit.
The said footbridge is DAR-SDN’s first
infrastructure project to be turned over coming from its Bottoms-Up Budgeting
(BUB) fund worth P500,000.00. Because of the provision of this access road, 35
households especially the students will benefit the most.
The footbridge also provides easier transportation
and hauling of agricultural products like rice, coco and vegetables.
Rosemarilyn Ellazo, a day-care worker and a
beneficiary, testifies how useful the footbridge is to their day-to-day living.
She said that during rainy seasons, they find it
hard to get to the other side because the water in the creek would overflow and
it would be very dangerous to cross, especially for the children, because the
current was too strong.
Ellazo said that they have to traverse rice
paddies just to be on the other side getting dirty and sometimes wet in the
process, but now because of the footbridge, their lives are now easier and the
children can go to school without having to get wet.
Present during the turn-over were OIC-Provincial
Agrarian Reform Program Officer (PARPO) I Ma. Elizabeth L. De Guzman,
provincial vice governor Arturo Carlos Egay, Jr., municipal mayor Ramon
Mondano, and Roxas barangay captain Bebiano Febra.
In his message, vice governor Egay is very
thankful to the agency for implementing this kind of project because "it
truly gives emphasis and more encouragement to the student-beneficiaries to
continue their education."
On his part, mayor Mondano stressed that because
of the BUB the people in the grassroots level are being empowered to identify
projects that they truly need to improve their quality of life.
(SDR/DAR-SDN/PIA-Surigao del Norte)
Feature: Big money from small lands
"I never thought I'd reach this level of
being a farmer," says the 2014 Gawad Pitak awardee. "It’s all about
hard work," he added.
43 year-old Ruben Ragas of Sanghan, Cabadbaran,
Agusan del Norte received two hectares of agricultural land from the government’s
land distribution program in 2006. From then, he proved that farming in the
Philippines could mean big time.
“It’s about loving the land. Without the
Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR), I may not be able to own a land in my
whole life,” says this year’s first runner up of Ulirang Magsasaka of the
Landbank’s Gawad Pitak Awards.
Each morning, he wakes up with pride and goes to
his farm with confidence, coming from his security of owning the land.
Using integrated diversified farming, Ragas
planted the area with vegetables like eggplant, tomatoes, bell pepper, ampalaya
and okra and fruits like papaya, banana and mangoes.
“With this alone, I am able to feed my family with
healthy foods,” says the proud winner. And the rest goes to the market, he
added.
Ragas is a father to five children, and husband to
Fe, 39.
To maximize the small area, Ragas also made a
medium-sized fishpond whom he initially grow with 10,000 fresh water fishes.
“When we don’t have viand, my children can just go to the pond and catch fish,
so we can have food in our table,” Ragas revealed.
He also grew animals like goat and poultry like
chicken, turkey, ducks and other fowls.
With all his perseverance, Ragas earns monthly the
same as a middle manager of a government office. That without him going to
office or reporting to a boss.
He proudly narrates that with this earnings, he
was able to send all his children to school to provide them better education,
feed them well enough and sheltered his family in a bungalow he dreamed all his
life.
But he never missed to thank the Department of
Agrarian Reform, who made him a more dignified farmer with the land the
government program gave him. He also cited various trainings conducted by the
agency to help him improve his income and his marketing skills.
“I grow up from a family of lowly farmers, but
it's the agency (DAR) who ignites my passion to make my life even better,” says
Ragas, “proving a farmer can make big money from small lands”.
(DAR-Caraga/PIA-Agusan del Norte)
Feature: Eggs-actly Right for You!
By Celeste C. Tanchoco
Views on the role of eggs in the diet have varied
drastically over the years.
Traditionally, eggs were thought of as excellent, low-cost sources of
nutrients, and people were encouraged to eat them daily. In the early 1970s, however, recommendations
were made to limit the use of eggs because of their cholesterol content. People began to think of an egg as merely
cholesterol in a shell.
Several clinical and epidemiological studies
including a local study done by Tanchoco et al of the Food and Nutrition
Research Institute (FNRI), Department of Science and Technology (DOST) show
that consuming up to one egg per day does not significantly raise blood
cholesterol levels in healthy individuals, and has no detectable effect on
heart disease risk in healthy people.
Experts no longer consider it necessary for healthy people to limit
their intake of egg yolk to a specified number per week. However, the American Heart Association still
recommends that the intake of dietary cholesterol be limited to an average of
no more than 300 mg per day. An egg a
day fits within this limitation only if the individual’s overall diet is
otherwise low in cholesterol. The total
diet approach to healthy eating which includes maintenance of desirable body
weight, limiting dietary sources of saturated fats and trans-fatty acids is
still the way to go.
Eggs are highly nutritious. The quality and the variety of the nutrients
that an egg offers make it a stand out.
Egg white is considered an ideal protein, the one by which all others
are compared to for quality. All the important amino acids, the building blocks
of body protein, are found in an egg in the right proportions for the body’s
needs. This makes egg protein a great
source of nutrition for a growing fetus and growing children as well as on athlete
trying to build some muscles or an older person trying to preserve muscle
tissue.
As for the fat found in eggs, two-thirds of it is
the healthy unsaturated kind, the type of fat that lowers “bad”
cholesterol. There are no trans fats in
eggs. Trans fats are linked to health
risks. Eggs are a significant source of
iron, riboflavin, folate and vitamins B12, D, and E. The iron in egg yolk, like the iron in meat,
is highly bioavailable. Egg yolks may
therefore be important for infants who need iron as well as for the
anemics. Iron together with folate and
vitamin B12 are important for healthy blood.
Egg is one of the very few foods that supply vitamin D which is
important for the bone. About the only
nutrient not found in an egg is vitamin C.
Eggs are one of the best sources of choline. It is important to have enough choline in the
mother’s diet to ensure good brain and memory development for the fetus and
nursing new born. A daily egg as part of
balanced diet will provide more than half of the daily choline needs.
Lutein and zeaxanthin are carotenoids present in
egg which have put egg in the “functional foods” category. A functional food is one that provides health
benefits beyond its basic nutrient content.
These substances collect in parts of the eye and have been shown to play
a role in promoting vision and preventing some common causes of blindness.
For such a nutritious food, egg is a bargain. Eggs are a readily affordable source of all
this goodness. Indeed, an egg a day is
OK!
For more information on food and nutrition,
contact: Dr. Mario V. Capanzana,
Director, Food and Nutrition Research Institute, Department of Science and
Technology, General Santos Avenue, Bicutan, Taguig City; Tel/Fax Num: 8372934 and 8373164; email:
mvc@fnri.dost.gov.ph, mar_v_c@yahoo.com; FNRI-DOST website:
http://www.fnri.dost.gov.ph.; FNRI Facebook page: facebook.com/FNRI-DOST; FNRI
Twitter account: twitter.com/FNRI-DOST. (FNRI-DOST S&T Media
Service/PIA-Caraga)
Tagalog News: Malakanyang nagpaalala sa mga
Pilipino na maging maagap sa panahon ng Semana Santa
AGUSAN DEL SUR, Marso 30 (PIA) - Nagpaalala ang
Malakanyang noong Linggo sa mga Pilipino na maging maagap habang mas maraming
kababayan ang maglalakbay sa mga probinsya para doon magpalipas ng mahal na
araw.
"May we encourage and may we remind our
motorists to exhibit safety as they drive. We also would like to remind common
carriers of their responsibility to exercise extraordinary diligence in
conveying our Filipino passengers to and from their points of
destination," sabi ni Presidential Spokesperson Edwin Lacierda sa isang
panayam sa radio dzRB Radyo ng Bayan.
Nakita ni Lacierda na ang mahal na araw ay panahon
ng pagninilay-nilay. Ito ay panahon din ng mga Pilipino na maging malayo sa
kanilang trabaho at kasama ang kanilang pamilya sa kanilang mga tahanan sa
probinsiya.
Dagdag pa niya na ang mga may kinalamang ahensiya
ay nakaalerto para seguruhin ang kaligtasan ng mga maglalakbay.
"So, in all this, may we ask everyone—the
Filipino motorists, the Filipino commuters, our respective and appropriate
agencies, and all common carriers whether by sea, air, or land—to exhibit and
to keep in mind the primacy of safety as we spend this Holy Week with our
families," sabi ni Lacierda. (DMS/PIA-Agusan del Sur)
Lathalain: Lamang-ugat at butong gulay, susi sa
haba ng buhay
Ni Josefina T. Gonzales
Sa hirap ng buhay ngayon, mahirap magkasakit.
Maraming paraan upang maiwasan natin ang sakit. Kailangan lang imulat natin ang
ating mga mata at magbasa para sa karagdagang kaalaman. Kasabihan nga:
“knowledge is power”.
Alam ba ninyo na marami sa ating mga pagkain
ngayon ang may healing powers? Bukod sa madaling matagpuan sa ating paligid,
ang mga ito ay mura lamang at kayang- kaya ng ating bulsa.
Tulad nito ay ang mga lamang-ugat, gaya ng ube,
gabi, tugi, patatas, kamote at kamoteng kahoy. Kasama pa rin ay ang mga mga
butong gulay tulad ng munggo, mani, buto ng sitaw, patani, gisantes, soya beans
at marami pang iba.
Alam rin ba ninyo na ang mga lamang-ugat at butong
gulay ay mainam na pagkunan ng dietary fiber? Ang dietary fiber ay nakatutulong
upang maiwasan ang diabetes mellitus, sakit sa puso at kanser.
Ayon sa pag-aaral na isinagawa ng Food and
Nutrition Research Institute ng Department of Science and Technology
(FNRI-DOST), ang mga butong gulay at lamang-ugat ay nakatutulong upang
mapanatili ang timbang at maiwasan ang diabetes mellitus. Ang viscosity at
fibrous structure ng mga lamang-ugat at butong gulay ay nagpapabagal ng
pagtunaw at release ng glucose sa ating dugo. Ang prosesong ito ang
nagpapanatili ng ating blood glucose sa normal na kalagayan. Dahil din sa
mabagal na release ng glucose, ito ay hindi naiimbak sa ating katawan, kung
kaya napananatiling normal ang timbang ng isang tao. Dahil din nga sa dami ng
dietary fiber ng lamang-ugat at butong gulay, ang mga ito ay madaling
makapagpabusog, dahilan upang mas kaunti na lamang ang kainin.
Ang
FNRI-DOST ay nagsagawa rin ng pag-aaral tungkol sa glucose response o glycemic
index (GI) ng mga lamang-ugat at butong gulay para sa normal at diabetikong mga
tao. Ayon sa resulta ng pag-aaral, ang lamang–ugat at butong gulay ay may
mababang GI. Ang mga pagkaing may mababang GI ay mahalaga sa tamang pag-control
at management ng diabetes mellitus at napapanatili nito ang normal na timbang
ng tao.
Sa paanong paraan naman maiiwasan ang sakit sa
puso sa pamamagitan ng pagkain ng lamang-ugat at butong gulay? Dahil sa taglay
na dietary fiber, nakatutulong ito upang maiwasan ang re-absorption ng bile
acids sa atay. Ang bile acids ay nagiging cholesterol sa atay at napupunta sa
dugo kung kaya dumadami ang serum cholesterol. Ito ang dahilan upang ang mga
ito ay maging plaques na maaaring bumara sa mga ugat ng katawan.
Ano naman ang posibleng papel na ginagampanan ng
mga lamang-ugat at butong gulay upang maiwasan ang kanser? Ang taglay na
dietary fiber ng mga lamang-ugat at butong gulay ay nagiging short chain fatty
acid (SCFA) sa malaking bituka o colon. Ang SCFA ay humahalo sa mga toxins na
nasa colon at ito ay sumasama sa ating dumi. Ang mga toxins kapag hindi naalis
sa ating katawan, ay namumuo bilang tumor at nagiging kanser.
Kaya, ano pa ang hinihintay ninyo? Kumain ng mga
lamang-ugat at butong gulay araw-araw upang humaba ang buhay.
Para sa karagdagang impormasyon tungkol sa pagkain
at nutrisyon, sumulat o tumawag kay Dr. Mario V. Capanzana, Direktor, Food and
Nutrition Research Institute, Department of Science and Technology, Gen. Santos
Ave., Bicutan, Taguig City; Tel/Fax Num:
8372934 and 8373164; email: mvc@fnri.dost.gov.ph, mar_v_c@yahoo.com;
FNRI-DOST website: http://www.fnri.dost.gov.ph.; FNRI Facebook page:
facebook.com/FNRI-DOST; FNRI Twitter account: twitter.com/FNRI-DOST. (FNRI-DOST
S&T Media Service/PIA-Caraga)
Cebuano News: AgNor PNC evaluation gisugdan na
Ni Mary Cheryl S. Monoy
BUTUAN CITY, Mar. 30 (PIA) - Gisugdan na sa
probinsya sa Agusan del Norte ang Search for the Outstanding Provincial
Monitoring and Evaluation of Local Level Plan Implementation (MELLPI)
kaniadtong Marso 24, 2015 sa Barangay La Fraternidad, Poblacion 2 ug Cabayawa,
lungsod sa Tubay.
Gipangulohan sa Provincial Social Welfare
Population and Nutrition Services Office (PSWPNSO) ug sa Provincial Nutrition
Committee (PNC) ang maong ebalwasyon. Maglibot-libot ang PNC sa mga barangay ug
munisipyo o syudad sa probinsya aron masuta kung kinsa gayod ang angay'ng
makadawat sa maong pasidungog nga ihatag sa bulan sa Hulyo isip mao ang
Nutrition Month.
Utingkayon sa PNC ang mga records sa barangay ug
munisipyo / syudad mahitungod sa nutrisyon sama sa gihimo nga supplemental
feeding, "operation timbang" (OPT), livelihood programs, resolusyon
ug mga ordinansa ug uban pa.
Miyembro sa PNC si Board Member Rey G. Jamboy isip
tsirman sa Committee on Health and Nutrition, ang opisina sa Provincial Budget
Office (PBO), Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG), Department of
Education (DepEd), Provincial Health office (PHO), Provincial Agriculturist's
Office (PAO), Provincial Veterinary Office (PVET), Provincial Planning and
Development office (PPDO), PSWPNSO ug ang Provincial Coordinator sa PNC nga si
Ms. Eden A. Amper.
Mahuman ang maong ebalwasyon sa Abril 16, 2015.
Maghimo dayon og usa ka deliberasyon ang tanang miyembro sa PNC alang sa
pagpili sa modaog. (LGU-Agusan del Norte/PIA-Agusan del Norte)
