Butuan, Las Nieves schools readied for K to 12
classroom needs
BUTUAN CITY, April 29 (PIA) – Agusan del Norte
First District solon eyes to narrow down classroom deficiency by 2015 in time
for K-12 full implementation.
In the recent months, Rep. Lawrence 'Law' Fortun
completed a series of turn-over of the newly-built classroom buildings for the
city and Las Nieves. This is a response to the full-blown implementation of
K-12 education system in the country, which is now on its 5th year.
Data from the Department of Education (DepEd), as
cited in the Official Gazette, revealed that, of the 7,914 public high schools,
DepEd identified 5,020 as potential Senior High Schools that are expected to
accommodate 1.6M to 2.2M students. The remaining 800k to 1M students are
expected to go to non-DepEd providers such as private high schools, private
HEIs, SUCs and LUCs offering Senior High School.
DepEd expects 1.2M to 1.6M students from public
high schools to enter Grade 11 in 2016 and 2017.
The expected retention of students in most high
school institutions calls for the need to increase educational infrastructure
and facilities. Fortun sees the effort to open sizable number of classroom
buildings as a long-term support to elevating education, as well as an
immediate response to drastic but inevitable demands brought by K-12
implementation.
On top of this, the Congress is also making an
effort to increase allocation for hiring of new teachers. Collectively, these
efforts have been reflected in the data coming the Department of Education,
showing that since 2010 to 2014, DepEd has filled 128,055 new teacher items and
constructed a total of 88,805 classrooms. (LAWig Katawhan/PIA-Agusan del Norte)
DA Caraga turns-over hand tractors to farmers
By Aurelius P. Arais
BUTUAN CITY, April 29 (PIA) - To empower farmers
to become more productive, the Department of Agriculture (DA) Caraga
turned-over a total of 37 hand tractors with implements to various farmers
associations last April 15, 2015.
In a simple ceremony held at DA Regional
Integrated Agricultural Research Station in Brgy. Taguibo, this city, DA Caraga
acting director Edna Mabeza appealed to the recipients to maintain the farm equipment
and utilized it to the fullest.
“Among hangyo kung adunay mga madaut panahon sa
inyong paggamit, pahibaw-a kami aron mapangitaan ug solusyon aron dili masayang
(Our appeal is that if something goes wrong while using the equipment, just
tell us so we can look for a solution so it won’t be in vain)," Mabeza
emphasized.
Of the 37 hand tractors being turned-over, 29
units were under on 85:15 counter parting schemes wherein 85 percent of the
amount was funded by the government while the remaining 15 percent was
shouldered by the farmers association or cooperatives while the other eight
units were on full grant.
Nineteen units goes to various farmers association
or cooperatives in Agusan del Sur, nine units to Surigao del Sur, four units to
Surigao del Norte, two units to Butuan City, two units to the Province of
Dinagat Islands and one unit to Agusan del Norte.
Benhur Torreda, chairman of the Sto. Thomas ARB
and Farmers Multipurpose Cooperative of Loreto, Agusan del Sur said that they
are grateful to the government through DA for providing the needs of the
farmers.
“Dako gyud ang among pasalamat kay mao ni ang
among gidamgo nga among madawat (We are grateful because this is what we are
dreaming of)," Torreda said.
Hand tractor is used for a faster and efficient
preparation of the land before planting.
It was learned from Engr. Rene Morales, chief of
the Regional Agricultural Engineering Division that more farm equipments are
due to be turned-over to farmers association or cooperatives in the coming days
in support to farm mechanization program. (DA-Caraga/PIA-Caraga)
OWWA rolls in mobile IT training in Surigao Norte
town
By Jean Mary Ronquillo
BUTUAN CITY, April 29 (PIA) - With its continuous
drive to bring technology advancement to its clients in far-off municipalities
of the region, the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) Regional
Welfare Office-13 rolled in Mobile Information Technology (IT) Training in
Tubod, Surigao del Norte on April 21-25, 2015.
OWWA’s IT Training Program aims to provide the OFW
families access to technology-based training intended to bridge the
communication gap between the OFWs and their families and also upgrade their IT
Skills for potential employment opportunities.
Seventeen members of Tubod OFWs and Dependents
Association (TODA), mostly youth, availed of the five-day free IT training
facilitated by OWWA IT Instructor Vincent Mahinay.
Mahinay presented seven IT training modules
including basic computer fundamentals, Business Integrated Software (Word,
Excel, PowerPoint) and Digital Media Fundamentals.
During the graduation ceremony held on Saturday at
the town’s executive function hall, OWWA-13 regional director Samuel Madrid
bared that the agency exerted much effort to bring the technology in the
municipality to make it more accessible for the OFW families in said area.
“We bring the technology closer so that you will
not have the difficulty going to our training hall in Butuan City,” opined
Madrid.
Joyce Hinacay, Public Employment Service Office
(PESO) Manager, expressed her gratitude to the agency for bringing in the
program for the advancement of OFW families in their municipality.
“We are really thankful for the conduct of this
free IT training program here for the advantage of clients to save much from
possible fare expenses going to Butuan City to enroll in the program,” conveyed
Hinacay in local dialect.
Gladys Mae Paas, one of the participants, also
extended appreciation to the agency for the learning that IT training has
provided for them.
“Pasalamat jud ko kay daghan ko nakat-unan sa
training especially pag-gamit sa Microsoft excel kay dili man gud tanan natudlo
sa school (I really learned a lot in this training especially the use of
Microsoft excel because not all of these were taught in school),” shared Paas.
Madrid likewise lauded the training graduates and
urged them to use what they learned and to share it to others.
“Nakikita ko na napaka-interested ng inyong
kabataan kasi napakalaking tulong po nito na magiging gabay sa kanilang
pag-aaral at naway makatulong din ito sa inyong pang-araw-araw na
panghanabuhay,” said Madrid.
He also commended the president of TODA OFW Family
Circle for their active participation and hoped that the training only served
as the start of many more undertakings of the organization to strengthen their
group and later on becomes self-reliant, self-propelling and self-sustaining
organization. (OWWA-Caraga/PIA-Caraga)
Active dev’t partners express support to DSWD's
'Listahanan' project
By Maria Cecilia N. Sosas
BUTUAN CITY, April 29 (PIA) – In the upcoming
second round family assessment, the Listahanan project of the Department of
Social Welfare and Development (DSWD)-Caraga is in action to disseminate
information on the nationwide activity.
Recently, Listahanan conducted an orientation with
the Sangguniang Bayan Members (SB), Municipal Social Welfare Development
Officers (MSWDOs), Municipal Planning Development Officers (MPDOs), Barangay
Officials, and Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) in the entire Caraga region.
Active partners expressed their commitment and
support in helping the Department as the local verification committee during
and after the assessment period.
“We will closely monitor and support the
Listahanan project in this activity,” said MSWDO Editha L. Grana of Jabonga,
Agusan del Norte.
“We also hope that all the residents, even those
living in the far flung areas, in our municipality will be assessed,” she
added.
Listahanan Deputy Regional Project Manager Nerisa
T. Murih pointed out that the second round family assessment is very crucial.
“Your role as Bantay, Gabay, Kaagapay, at Tulay, is a great help for us to
achieve a high-quality database of poor families,” she said.
The Listahanan is a national government project
implemented by the DSWD. It is an information management system that aims to
establish a reliable database of poor families to be prioritized in the
delivery of social protection programs and services of the Government. (Social
Marketing Unit/DSWD-13/PIA-Caraga)
DSWD Caraga trains 1,577 'Listahanan' field
workers
By Maria Cecilia N. Sosas
BUTUAN CITY, April 29 (PIA) – The Department of
Social Welfare and Development (DSWD)-Caraga has currently trained some 1,577
newly-hired field workers for the second round of the family assessment for the
Listahanan project.
The newly-hired staff will be equipped through
various capability trainings as area coordinators, area supervisors,
enumerators, encoders, and verifiers for them to gather correct, accurate, and
credible database of the poor families in Caraga.
In her inspirational message, DSWD-Caraga regional
director Minda B. Brigoli stressed the importance of the functions and
responsibilities in the nationwide second round family assessment.
“Welcome to DSWD family. Each of you is a hero of
this historical event. Your output will determine the socio-economic of every
Caraganons who will be identified poor. Be serious in this endeavor, work with
all honesty and commit your heart because their future lies in your hands,”
Brigoli articulated.
The purpose of said assessment is to update the
database of poor families and also to provide a high-quality data to help our
partners like the national government agencies and other stakeholders as basis
for their social protection programs and services. (Social Marketing
Unit/DSWD-13/PIA-Caraga)
TESDA launches summer skills, livelihood training
in Surigao Norte town
SURIGAO CITY, Surigao del Norte, Apr. 29 (PIA) -
The Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) here has
launched its summer program dubbed “TESDA Summer Skills and Livelihood
Training” on April 27, 2015 at the town of Malimono, this province.
The TESDA Summer Skills and Livelihood Training is
the newest effort of the provincial office to develop the skills of the youth
from which they can earn and help their family, giving them better options in
life and become a productive member of the society.
TESDA Surigao del Norte provincial director Allan
S. Millan said during the launching that the skills and livelihood training is
a series of training to be jointly undertaken by the local government units of
the province, primarily aimed to improve livelihood in the community and bring
the government’s social services closer to the people.
He said the project caters to out-of-school youth
and adults who are willing to learn and acquire livelihood skills to augment
their family income.
More than 200 youth and 4Ps (Pantawid Pamilyang
Pilipino Program) beneficiaries will undergo a training on message therapy,
shielded metal arc welding (SMAW), small engine and motorcycle mechanic,
cellphone repair, table skirting, fish and meat processing, and baking from
April 27 to May 27, 2015.
The one-month summer training is sponsored by the
local government unit of Malimono in partnership with TESDA, Surigao del Norte
College of Agriculture (SNCAT), Phil. Coconut Authority, Global Competency
Based Training Center and the provincial government of Surigao del Norte under
its HEALS Plus Program. (SDR/PIA-Surigao del Norte)
DSWD creates hotline for 'Listahanan' Project
By Maria Cecilia N. Sosas
BUTUAN CITY, April 29 (PIA) – The Department of
Social Welfare and Development (DSWD)-Caraga has created its own Hotline for
its Listahanan Project to respond immediately to the issues and concerns of the
general public in time with the second round family assessment.
Listahanan Regional Field Coordinator Aldie Mae A.
Andoy is the point person in answering all the issues and concerns of the
general public during the assessment period.
Andoy assured that possible issues and concerns
that will be received by their office will be recorded properly and will be
addressed appropriately.
For queries, issues and concerns just type
Listahanan namelocation tanong o reklamo and send to 0921-774-1896. (Social
Marketing Unit/DSWD-13/PIA-Caraga)
