DAR hands land titles to 113 farmers
By Joie L. Ceballos
BUTUAN CITY, June 4 (PIA) - A total of 113 farmers from Loreto, Agusan
del Sur received land titles from the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR)
covering 189 hectares during the Peace Caravan last May 28-29, 2015.
The area covers five barangays namely, Binucayan,
Johnson, San Mariano, Sta. Teresa, and Sto. Tomas, all of Loreto, Agusan del
Sur.
DAR Caraga regional director Julita Ragandang,
asst. regional director Daylinda Narisma and provincial agrarian reform officer
II Paysal Tumog led the distribution.
Ragandang, in her message, reminded the
beneficiaries to cultivate and maximize the potential of the awarded lands as
not everybody are opportune and privileged to own one.
Anselma Bulibuli, recipient of a land award said
that she is very thankful to DAR because she has been dreaming of this time.
"I am now very secure that the land i am cultivating is really mine,"
she added.
The Office of the Presidential Adviser on Peace
Process (OPAPP)-led caravan was attended and participated by various national
agencies, the local government of Agusan del Sur and other non-government
organizations. (DAR-Caraga/PIA-Caraga)
DOST Caraga releases P1.8M to del Rosario Rice
Mill
BUTUAN CITY, June 4 (PIA) - The Department of
Science and Technology (DOST) Caraga intensified the Innovation System Support
(ISS) under its flagship program, Small Enterprise Technology Upgrading Program
(SETUP) in the region.
One of its beneficiaries was Del Rosario Rice Mill
which received P1.8M for the procurement of equipment and fabricated parts for
the construction of a multi-pass rice milling facility. From the use of a
single pass rice mill with a capacity of 10 sacks per hour, the firm was able to
upgrade its rice mill facility which undergoes a multi-stage process wherein
rice passes through different operations and machines producing whole white
rice kernels that are free of impurities.
The installation and test run of equipment was
completed last February 27, 2015 in its site at Pongtud, Alegria, Surigao del
Norte.
On its first month of operation with the S&T
intervention, Del Rosario’s milling capacity increased by 35 to 40 sacks per
hour. It generated over P756,000.00 in revenue, created seven jobs, increased
clients by 50 percent, and was able to serve wider market.
Aside from provision of equipment, the firm also
gained consultancy services through Manufacturing Productivity Extension (MPEX)
Program.
Del Rosario Rice Mill, owned and managed by
Ritchie M. Del Rosario, is the first rice milling firm in the province able to
innovate its system through SETUP – ISS.
Del Rosario, in his testimony, expressed his
gratitude to the department and inspired other firms, “To my fellow
entrepreneurs, let us continue to learn and open for new technologies. After
me, it will be your time to boost your productivity and competitiveness,” he
said.
SETUP is the core program of DOST which provides
technology interventions to upgrade business ventures engaged to production and
manufacturing of goods. It includes provision of the cost of equipment which is
collateral-free, zero interest and proposal driven funding by the department.
(MGSabuero, DOST-Caraga/PIA-Caraga)
DTI Surigao Norte distributes weighing scales
By Rodrigo R. Matabaran
SURIGAO CITY, Surigao del Norte, June 4 (PIA) –
The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) here distributed recently a total of
19 weighing scales under the "Timbangan ng Bayan" project.
The weighing scales are intended to be placed at
the public market for the use of the consumers that will be buying various
products such as fish, vegetable and other food and non-food commodities.
It is the purpose of the project that consumers
should be able to get the best value of their money as they go through
purchasing transactions. To be sure of its accuracy, the following scales are
duly calibrated by a government authorized testing laboratory.
The following municipalities that have received
the weighing scales to be placed at their public market are San Francisco,
Malimono, Sison, Tagana-an, Mainit, Alegria, Placer, Bacuag, Gigaquit and
Claver. Municipalities with more than one public market outside of their
poblacion such as Claver, Mainit and Placer have received four units each while
the rest of the mainland municipalities received one unit each.
Mainland local government units (LGUs) that have
not submitted the required Memorandum of Agreement regarding the custody and
maintenance of the weighing scales are still to receive their respective units.
The succeeding periodic recalibration of the
weighing scales has to be done by the LGUs to ensure its accuracy as what is
required in the MOA.
DTI provincial director Celestino Negapatan
encouraged the buying public to use the weighing scales available at their
respective public market. (SDR/DTI-Surigao del Norte/PIA-Surigao del Norte)
Tourism industry continues to level up in SurSur
By Greg Tataro Jr.
TANDAG CITY, Surigao del Sur, June 4 (PIA) – The
tourism industry in Surigao del Sur has continued to make waves, according to
the Provincial Tourism Office here whose top official, Nicolas Sonsona, has
already opted to avail of early retirement effective this month of June.
Governor Johnny Pimentel has yet to fill the void,
it was learned.
Meanwhile, Caridad Rosina Ronquillo, tourism
operations officer II, has shown concrete data on tourist arrivals and
excursionists.
Posting tourist arrival at 45,691 in 2013, it has
gone up to 69,566 or an increase of 36.38 percent in 2014, she remarked.
Likewise, excursionists in attraction sites were
recorded at 291,957 in 2013, while in 2014, figures went up to 398,190 or an
increase of 52.25 percent, Ronquillo added.
She indicated that tourism industry is expected to
keep on going much better.
On that note, the tourism officer cited a lot of
“groundwork” being done contributory to image building since the start of this
year.
Ronquillo made mention of Caraga Tourism
Development Planning Convergence held at Mainit Kasili Lakeside Resort in
Surigao del Norte on January 29-30 where the tourism development plan of
Surigao del Sur was presented and discussed; Tourism Officer’s Meeting held at
Bayugan Gymnasium in Bayugan City, Agusan del Sur; Solid Waste Management
Communication Plan in the tourism sector held at Prince Hotel, Butuan City; and
other important undertakings.
Also, the tourism office here has initiated the
holding of Basic Customer Service Training for resort owners and staff,
including tricycle drivers and boatmen on March 6-7 in Britania, San Agustin
town; hosted a joint meeting with Provincial Tourism Council Officers and
Municipal Tourism Officers and Designates; and, conducted an Inventory of
Tourism Enterprises like gasoline stations, cell sites, and internet shops.
Tinuy-an Falls in Bislig City, Enchanted River in
Hinatuan, and Britania Islands in San Agustin, among others, are the most
prominent tourism sites in the entire province. (NGBT/Radyo ng
Bayan-Tandag/PIA-Surigao del Sur)
