BSP Agusan Council to join 16th BSP National Scout
Jamboree’
By Venus L. Garcia
BUTUAN CITY, Oct. 22 (PIA) – The Boy Scout of the
Philippines (BSP) Agusan Council contingent will be sending more than 500
scouts and scouters to participate in the upcoming 16th BSP National Scout
Jamboree to be held at the Energy Park, Apokon, Tagum City, Davao del Norte on
October 24-130, 2015.
According to officer-in-charge, council scout
executive and over-all jamboree coordinator Reynaldo Cocon, the host city is
ready to welcome around 10,000 individuals from the different local councils of
the BSP and international delegates.
“One hundred fifty scouts are coming from Agusan
del Norte, 250 from Butuan City and 150 from Cabadbaran City, mostly students
enrolled at public schools. Scouts and scout leaders from the ten Association
of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) member countries are also expected to join
this year’s historical event of the BSP,” said Cocon.
Anchored on the theme, “Peace and Development
Through Scouting,” participants to this national scouting event will be treated
to a grand opening ceremony which will be highlighted by the unveiling of the
Scouting Monument and a grand fireworks display.
Historically, the BSP started holding its own
National Jamboree with the first one held in Balara, Quezon City on April
23-30, 1954. A total of 5,111 boys attended with 187 of them coming from 11
foreign countries. The Isabela Council contingent made history by hiking to the
Jamboree site, a distance of 400 kilometers which the boys covered in 15 days.
(VLG/PIA-Caraga)
US-PH partnership wins inter’l award for promoting
sustainable fishing
By Venus L. Garcia
BUTUAN CITY, Oct. 22 (PIA) — The TV White Space
partnership won this year’s Public-Private Partnership (P3) Impact Award. The
TV White Space partnership is an innovative collaboration between the
Philippine Department of Agriculture through the Bureau of Fisheries and
Aquatic Resources, the U.S. Embassy Manila’s United States Agency for
International Development (USAID), and Microsoft Philippines in New York.
The TV White Space Partnership improves the lives
of fisherfolks and coastal fisheries management in the Philippines by extending
internet access to remote and underserved coastal communities. The partnership
deploys Microsoft’s TV White Space technology, which generates long range
wireless internet connectivity by utilizing empty television UHF and VHF
broadcast channels. The USAID, Microsoft and the Philippine government connect
schools and community centers in six remote municipalities to the internet via
TV White Space, benefitting more than 250,000 people. This is the first time
this technology has been piloted in the Philippines.
“Leveraging public-private partnerships is a
critical pillar of how USAID operates,” remarked Dr. Susan Brems, USAID
Philippines’ Mission Director. “Our work with Microsoft and the Philippine
government demonstrates how innovative partnerships can provide targeted
assistance, in this case, to the environment and fisheries sector, as we pursue
our shared vision of inclusive and sustainable growth for Filipinos,"
added Brems.
The TV White Space partnership also supports a new
mobile online system to register fisherfolks in hundreds of rural communities.
This system enables the government to better understand where fishing is taking
place. This helps officials better manage precious and threatened fish stocks.
The institutional development impacts extend far
beyond the fisheries sector. This is why the Philippines government has
incorporated TV White Space as a key element of its universal broadband access
strategy. TV White Space hubs also help to save lives. When a 7.2 magnitude
earthquake struck Bohol Province in October 2013, TV White Space was the only
means of communication when mobile phone service went down, helping relief
workers coordinate their work and survivors to contact loved ones.
The partnership was forged out of USAID’s
five-year Ecosystems Improved for Sustainable Fisheries (ECOFISH) project.
Launched in 2012, USAID’s ECOFISH project protects biological diversity and
boosts livelihoods in eight key marine biodiversity areas throughout the Philippines,
including Lingayen Gulf, Verde Island Passage, Calamianes Island Group,
Ticao-San Bernardino-Lagonoy Gulf, Danajon Reef, South Negros Island, Surigao
del Sur and del Norte, and Sulu Archipelago.
Concordia, the University of Virginia Darden
School of Business Institute for Business in Society, and the U.S. Department
of State Secretary’s Office of Global Partnerships created the P3 Impact Award
to recognize public-private partnerships that are changing our world in
innovative and impactful ways.
The P3 Award was announced at the Concordia Summit
in New York City on October 2, 2015. Vice President Joe Biden attended the
Summit, and Secretary of State John Kerry offered his congratulations to the
Government of the Philippines, USAID, and Microsoft for their tremendous impact
in improving livelihoods and supporting sustainable fisheries management in the
country. (U.S. Embassy/PIA-Caraga)
Surigao Norte spearheads GAD code review
By John Glenn A. Platil
SURIGAO CITY, Surigao del Norte, Oct. 22 (PIA) -
In line with the advocacy of the province on good governance dubbed “Marajaw
Katilingbanong Pag-alagad (Good community service),” a comprehensive GAD
(Gender and Development) Database and GAD Code Review Workshop was conducted
from October 15 to 16 at the Sangguniang Panlalawigan Conference Hall, this
city.
The said activity was organized by the Philippine
Commission on Women (PCW) represented by Jojie Ann Climaco and Maria Criselda
Magsumbol, both planning officers.
Deliberations were centered mainly on sex and
gender issues, gender and development and the Magna Carta of Women.
Also reviewed during the two-day activity were the
institutional mechanisms to implement the Magna Carta with respect to the
creation and/or strengthening of the local government unit GAD Focal Point
System, GAD Planning and Budgeting, establishment and maintenance of GAD
Database and formulation/enhancement and implementation of the LGU-GAD Code.
On GAD database, also tackled were the process in
establishing and maintaining a well-structured database, purpose of gathering
data, and data requirements (indicators), among others.
It also includes workshop on gender analysis, by
sector and identification of gender issues and concerns on top of corresponding
interventions.
Apart from revisiting the formulation guidelines
of the GAD Code, participants were also energized to involve themselves in a
writeshop.
Integration of gender issues and concerns in the
revised GAD Code paved way for presentation and critiquing of outputs, which
were totally productive. (SDR/PGO-SdN/PIA-Surigao del Norte)
Nat'l Project Coordination Office approves P11.3B
PRDP infra subprojects
By Fretcher Magatao
BUTUAN CITY, Oct. 22 (PIA) - The National Project
Coordination Office (NPCO) announced during the Philippine Rural Development
Project (PRDP) I-BUILD Component 7th Assessment and Coordination Meeting in
Agusan del Norte recently that with the 26.7 billion worth of I-BUILD
subprojects in the pipeline, 190 subprojects amounting to 11.3 billion are already
approved.
As of October 9, the cluster performance for Luzon
A shows an approved 22 subprojects worth P2,099,281,097.39; Luzon B has 30
subprojects amounting to P2,224,871,089.72; Visayas has 25 subprojects
amounting to P1,932,571,008.94; and Mindanao Cluster has a total of 113
subprojects amounting to P5,113,112,803.26. With the approved 190, 69
subprojects are already under implementation and the bulk of these are being
implemented in Mindanao.
“I-BUILD is near the target of the approved budget
for subprojects nationwide. We understand that there are a lot of project
proposals from the LGUs that need to be approved. Still, thorough deliberation
in line with the necessary requirements is undertaken before a project be
approved,” said Project Support Office Mindanao deputy program director
Consolacion Satorre.
The four-day activity provided an avenue among
I-BUILD Components from all Project Clusters to assess the component's
performance in connection to its physical and financial targets. This ensures
that the component's milestones are closely monitored and crucial issues and
concerns are appropriately resolved.
“Here we share all our concerns and the problems
we encountered in the field,” said NPCO Alternate I-BUILD head engineer Ericson
Mammag. He added that I-BUILD Component in every Regional Project Coordination
Office (RPCO) should maximize its human resources since they deal both the
contractors and LGUs.
“We should constantly coordinate with other
components to further enforce and enhance implementation mechanisms. The
guidelines or process flow must be strictly observed to avoid delay,” Mammag
added.
The occassion also paved the way to improve the
project staff’s capacity among the clusters and a result of the training needs
assessment of the recently conducted World Bank Implementation Support Mission.
The meeting was attended by the representatives
from RPCOs, island cluster PSOs and NPCO. The activity included, among others,
a review of the highlights and agreements during the previous coordination
meeting and presentation of updates from the project clusters all over the
country. (DA-Caraga/PIA-Caraga)
SurSur DRRMO bares latest update on evacuees
By Greg Tataro Jr.
TANDAG CITY, Surigao del Sur, Oct. 22 (PIA) – The
Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (PDRRMO) here bared
the latest update on the situation of the evacuees in the province.
Updated report on the massive evacuation is done
on a regular basis by the PDRRMO.
According to Abel De Guzman, executive officer of
PDRRMO, aside from the evacuees at Surigao del Sur Sports Center as an offshoot
of the lumad slay incident on September 1, 2015, there had been two more
evacuation centers located in two separate areas that are being taken care of—
at Janipaan Elementary School in San Agustin town and Municipal Gymnasium in
Marihatag town.
The PDRRMO chief said the total number of evacuees
was accounted at 3,314 individuals or equivalent to 675 number of families.
Surigao del Sur Sports Center has the most number
of evacuees, at 2,804; followed by Marihatag, at 404; and San Agustin, at 106.
However, except for the evacuees at the two other
areas mentioned, the ones in Marihatag were said to have only evacuated on
October 1, 2015.
Until now, nobody can say when this community of
people could go back to their respective homes since their demands, primarily
the capture of the three suspects behind the killings of Emerito Samarca,
Dionel Campos, and Bello Sinzo, have yet to be met.
In the meantime, interventions in various forms,
coming from government and private sectors, including non-government
organizations, have been continually provided.
De Guzman cited in particular the basic needs of food and water,
clothing, as well as shelter, plus other services like medical requirements.
Since the mass evacuation occurred, fatalities had
been already posted at four due to the death of a four year girl who died of
asthma at the sports center on September 8, 2016, the PDRRMO chief added.
(NGBT/Radyo ng Bayan-Tandag/PIA-Surigao del Sur)
Tagalog News: Caraga IPs nagtipon-tipon para sa
ika-18 selebrasyon ng IPRA
Ni Jennifer P. Gaitano
BUTUAN CITY, Okt. 22 (PIA) - Nagtipon-tipon ngayon
ang nasa mahigit-kumulang tatlong daan na mga lumad sa rehiyong Caraga sa
Agusan del Norte provincial capitol covered court, nang lungsod para sa ika-18
na taong selebrasyon ng Indigenous Peoples’ Rights Act (IPRA) at IP Summit na
may temang “Lupang Ninuno Kilalanin at Igalang: Sa Pagbabago ng Kalikasan,
Katutubong Kaalaman at Kasanayan ay Pagyamanin at Isabuhay.”
Nanguna ang National Commission on Indigenous
Peoples (NCIP) Caraga sa nasabing selebrasyon at IP summit, kasama ang Armed
Forces of the Philippines (AFP), Philippine National Police (PNP), Philippine
Information Agency (PIA) at iba pang ahensya ng pamahalaan.
Ito ay paraan rin ng gobyerno upang ipaabot sa mga
IPs ang mga programa at serbisyong pampubliko. Dalawang araw itong gaganapin na
magtatapos sa Oktubre 23, 2015.
Sinimulan ito ng isang parada alas-sais imedya ng
umaga mula Guingona Park hanggang sa provincial capitol covered court kung saan
isinagawa ang isang ritual ng tribong Higaonon bago sinimulan ang maikling
seremonya.
Kaugnay ng nasabing selebrasyon, ipinakita rin ng
mga tribong lumad na galing pa sa ibat-ibang probinsya ng rehiyong Caraga ang
kani-kanilang kultura at tradisyon sa pamamagitan ng pagsayaw at pagkanta.
(JPG/PIA-Caraga)
Tagalog News: Papatay kay Loreto, AgSur mayor at
anak kinondena ng NCIP Caraga
Ni Daisy Jane M. Apit
BUTUAN CITY, Okt. 22, 2015 (PIA) - Kasabay ng
pagdaraos ng ika-18 na taong anibersaryo ng Indegenous Peoples’ Right Act
(IPRA) ay kinondena ng National Commission on Indigenous People's (NCIP) -
Caraga sa pangunguna ni regional director Atty. Pinky Grace Pabelic ang
pagpatay kay Loreto, Agusan del Sur mayor Dario Otaza at anak na si Daryl.
“Isang kawalan si Mayor sapagkat siya rin ay isang
lumad na Manobo. Hindi rin maikakaila na marami siyang mga programa na
naglalayong tulungan ang ating mga kapatid na lumad," dagdag ni Pabelic.
Nakakaalarma na rin umano ang patuloy na pagtaas
ng bilang ng mga pinapatay na lumad sa rehiyon. At bilang tulong ng ahensiya
para sa mas madali at mabilis na imbestigastyon at pagtugis sa mga suspek sa
pagpatay ay magpapatawag ng dayalogo si Pabelic kasama ang iba pang lumad
liders upang magkaroon ng isahang aksyon sa pagsupil sa mga marahas na
kaganapan sa kanilang lupang ninuno.
“Isa sa mga hakbang na gagawin ng aming ahensya ay
ang pagpapatawag sa iba pang mga tribal chieftains upang magkaroon ng isang
dayalogo,” sabi ni Pabelic.
Ang NCIP-Caraga ang nangunang ahensiyang nagdiwang
ng selebrasyon ng IPRA na nagtataguyod sa mga karapatan ng mga IPs. Ang
Department of Health, Philippine Information Agency, Department of Social Welfare
and Development, Armed Forces of the Philippines, Department of Interior and
Local Government, Department of Agriculture at Philippine National Police ay
iilan lamang sa mga ahensiyang katuwang nila sa pagbibigay serbisyo sa mga
lumad sa nasabing pagdiriwang.
"Ang Kagawaran ng Kalusugan ay nagbibigay ng
mga serbisyong pangmedikal sa pamamagitan ng aming programang pangkalahatang
kalusugan na naglalayong ihatid ang serbisyong ng gobyerno sa mga malalayong
lugar," sabi ni DOH regional director Jose Llacuna, Jr.
Ayon naman kay PIA-Caraga regional director Abner
Caga na nakiisa rin ang ahensya ng impormasyon sa Pilipinas sa pagserbisyo sa
mga lumad sa pamamagitan ng pagbibigay ng napapanahon, tama at makabuluhang
impormasyon sa kanila.
"Ang aming ahensya ay handa sa anumang
maaring itulong namin sa AFP, PNP at iba pang ahensya sa pagpapalakas ng mga
programa at kampanyang naglalayong mapabuti ang kalagayan ng ating mga kapatid
na lumad," dagdag ni Caga. (DJA/PIA-Caraga)
Cebuano News: Umaabot nga selebrasyon sa NaCoCoW
2015 gipangandaman na sa BJMP Caraga
Ni JO1 Lucero Oso III
BUTUAN CITY, Okt. 22 (PIA) - Ang Bureau of Jail
Management and Penology kon BJMP sa rehiyon sa CARAGA nagpadayon sa pagserbisyo
sa mga Persons Deprived of Liberty (PDL) kon inmates og sa publiko samtang
nangandam kini sa pagsaulog sa National Correctional Consciousness Week kon
NaCoCoW sa katapusang semana, nga magsugod sa petsa 26 hangtod sa petsa 31
niining bulana.
Sa petsa 25, Dominggo, duyog usab ang BJMP CARAGA
sa pagsaulog sa tibook simbahang Katoliko sa nasud sa Prison Awareness Sunday nga
adunay tumong og katuyoan susama sa NaCoCow nga mao ang paghatod og kahibalo
kon awareness or consciousness sa publiko mahitungod sa kamahinungdanon sa usa
sa mga haligi kon pillar, sa Criminal Justice System sa nasud nga mao ang
'corrections' pillar og sa kasamtangang kahimtang og panginahanglanon sa mga
binilanggo sa nasud.
Ang tema sa kasaulogan niining tuiga mao ang:
“Maayos na Pamamahala ng Piitan, Kaagapay ng Bayan sa Pagtaguyod at Pagtahak sa
Tuwid na Daan.”
Alang sa kasaulogan sa NaCoCOW, adunay gihan-ay
nga mga kalihokan sa mga mga district, city of municipal jails sa CARAGA alang
sa pagkab-ot sa maong katuyoan sama sa mga paugnat sa kusog sa mga inmates og
BJMP personnel, basketball game tali sa mga Jail Officers kontra mga empleyado
sa Korte og DOJ, Legal Counseling sa PAO Lawyers, pagbisita sa personahe sa mga
Korte, DOJ, Parole and Probation Administration, PDEA, PNP, DILG, mga NGO’s,
Prison Volunteers etc., og uban pang kalihokan.
Gipanghinaot sa BJMP CARAGA nga magmabungahon ang
maong usa ka semana nga kasaulogan. (BJMP-Caraga/PIA-Caraga)
