SurSur NFA allays fears on “fake rice”
By Greg Tataro Jr.
TANDAG CITY, Surigao del Sur, July 6 (PIA) – The
National Food Authority (NFA) here has allayed fears over the reported
existence of “synthetic rice” as the launch of massive ocular inspection
province-wide yielded nil, including the findings of the City Economic
Enterprise Development Office (CEEDO) in Bislig.
May Sara Atomar, NFA provincial manager, has this
to say to all the “doubting Thomases” out there: patronize NFA and/or local rice.
Meanwhile, the CEEDO report stated, among others,
that “No questionable appearance of synthetic rice was noted from the rice
displayed and stocked by the rice dealers.”
However, it has recommended “for the creation of
Task Force Synthetic Rice” to be chaired by Mayor Librado Navarro, himself, for
the protection of consumers in the area in particular.
In Bislig City, when Mayor Navarro got wind of the
“bad news” on the staple food, an Interagency Committee was immediately ordered
to convene and conduct an “ocular inspection of all rice dealers within the
CEEDO Area to detect the possible display/sale of SYNTHETIC RICE,” it was
learned.
Bislig City NFA Warehouse Supervisor Joel
Villarino was one among the interagency committee members.
Also, the NFA chief here admitted that news on
alleged “fake rice” has indeed reached their office after it broke on national
TV.
Atomar assured that their office will continue to
keep an eye on commercial rice anywhere in the province. (NGBT/Radyo ng
Bayan-Tandag/PIA-Surigao del Sur)
DILG releases P57.8Million PAMANA checks to
SurSur, AgSur
By Archie Rose G. Vasquez
BUTUAN CITY, July 6 (PIA) - The Department of the
Interior and Local Government (DILG) Caraga awarded P57.8Million worth of
checks to two recipient provinces in the region, Agusan del Sur and Surigao del
Sur, to implement the Payapa at Masaganang Pamayanan (PAMANA) projects under
the DILG fund during the Regional Peace and Order Council (RPOC) second
quarterly meeting last June 30, 2015 at Mazaua Island Resort, this city.
Awarding of checks was headed by DILG Caraga
regional director Lilibeth A. Famacion joined by RPOC chair and Butuan City
mayor Ferdinand M. Amante Jr., PSSupt Pedro Obaldo of Police Regional Office
(PRO) XIII, and MGen Oscar Lactao of 4th Infantry Division of the Philippine
Army. The checks released are the first tranches equivalent to 80 percent of each
project’s cost.
Provincial Administrator Efren Rivas of Surigao
del Sur received P33.8Million worth of checks for the province which will fund
four different infrastructure projects, namely: Construction of Carromata to
Bitaugan Road Opening (30kms) Phase II in San Miguel amounting to P24Million;
Rehabilitation of Union-Dogak-Rajah Cabungsuan Road Phase IV in Lingig
amounting to P1.8Million; Road Opening of barangay proper to Camunohan, Bayogo
Phase II in Madrid amounting to
P4Million; and Construction of 15LM Single Lane Flat Slab Bridge II, Bayogo
Phase II in Madrid amounting to P4Million.
Provincial Governor Adolph Edward G. Plaza also
received the check amounting to P24Million awarded to the Province of Agusan
del Sur for the Construction of Bridge Approaches in Sta. Irene-La Purisima
Bridge in Prosperidad. He also received the Performance Challenge Fund (PCF)
2014 check of P7Million for the improvement of D.O. Plaza Memorial Hospital in
his province.
The PAMANA program is one of the initiatives of
the national government under President Aquino’s administration in partnership
with the Local Government units (LGUs) and national line agencies basically to
create greater impact to the lives of the Filipino people, especially to
communities in conflict-affected areas, by making available to them the basic
services they need through infrastructure projects like installation of potable
water system, farm-to-market roads, construction of bridges and the likes with
outcomes that are hoped to steer to PAMANA’s ultimate goal of peace and
development. (DILG-Caraga/PIA-Caraga)
