DSWD Caraga to distribute food packs to farmers
affected by El NiΓ±o
By Ma. Lourdes
Pizarro-Apego
BUTUAN CITY, Apr. 28 (PIA) - The Department of
Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Caraga region is set to distribute 1,363
food packs to farmers in the city affected by drought brought about by the El
Nino phenomenon on Friday, April 29.
According to Lovely May Neis of the said office,
the food packs which contain 24 kilos of rice, 32 tin cans, 24 packs of noodles
and the same number of coffee sachets will be distributed to the initial number
of beneficiaries identified by the Department of Agriculture (DA) through
church parishes.
Meanwhile, City Agriculturist Engr. Alberto Buca
revealed that their office has identified a total of 3,700 farmers in the city
affected by El Nino phenomenon.
According to Buca, he has recommended to the city
government to release 7.5 million pesos to help those affected farmers.
It can be recalled that the city of Butuan was
recently declared under the state of calamity as thousands of hectares of
farmlands as well as a large percentage of expected harvest in the city have
been affected by drought brought about by the El Nino phenomenon. (Radyo ng Bayan Butuan/PIA-Agusan del Norte)
8 former rebels receive livelihood, financial
assistance in SurSur
By Capt. Regie H. Go
TANDAG CITY, Surigao del Sur, April 28 (PIA) – The
Provincial Comprehensive Local Integration Program Committee of Surigao del Sur
headed by Governor Johnny Pimentel successfully conducted the awarding of CLIP
benefits (livelihood assistance and immediate cash assistance) to eight Former
Rebels (FRs) held on Monday, Apr. 25, 2016 at the pacific conference room,
Villa Maria Louisa Hotel, this city.
The CLIP awarding is the third batch conducted for
the year 2016 in the 402nd Brigade area of operation. Around 57 FRs from
lawless New Peoples’ Army (NPA) Guerilla under North Eastern Regional Committee
(NEMRC) received assistance from the CLIP program. A total of ₱65,000.00 each (₱50,000.00 livelihood
assistance and ₱15,000.00 immediate cash
assistance) was given per beneficiary aside from the ₱5,000.00 incentive from
the provincial government.
In Surigao del Sur, the CLIP committee has awarded
around ₱3.9 million for the 57 FRs
composing the three batches of surrenders for the year 2016. The influx of NPA
surrenders in the province is a result of the negotiation efforts of the
Bayanihan Teams, local government units, tribal leaders and other stakeholders
in the province. Massive information awareness campaign through pulong-pulong,
radio and TV program has also contributed to the surrender of the CPP/NPA
bandits.
On the other hand, the eight FRs had also
surrendered six high powered and two low powered firearms which will be paid
through Firearms and Explosive Remuneration under the CLIP programs as
additional benefits. Likewise, they will undergo skills trainings and seminars
as intervention by different government agencies to ensure readiness in their
return to mainstream society.
Moreover, the committee had agreed and identified
ways to improve the CLIP process and possible location of the half-way house
for rebel returnees. The CLIP benefits for the fourth batch of NPA surrender is
on process and the CLIP committee is expecting influx of surrenders. (CMO-402nd
Brigade, PA/PIA-Surigao del Sur)
Tagalog News: COMELEC, PNP, AFP pusposan na ang
paghahanda para sa darating na halalan
Ni Jennifer P. Gaitano
BUTUAN CITY, Abril 28 (PIA) – Patuloy ang
ginagawang paghahanda ng Commission on Elections (COMELEC) sa Caraga kasama ang
Philippine National Police (PNP) at Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) sa
darating na eleksyon ngayong Mayo 9.
Sa ginanap na Regional Coordinating Conference
dito sa lungsod, pinag-usapan ang mga nagawang preparasyon at patuloy na
koordinasyon ng ibat-ibang ahensya upang matiyak ang seguridad ng lahat sa
darating na halalan.
Napag-alaman kay COMELEC Caraga regional election
director Atty. Renato Magbutay, na handang-handa na ang mga personahe ng
COMELEC kasama na ang Philippine Army, PNP at iba pang law enforcement agencies
ng rehiyon.
Anya, may mahigit isang milyong rehistradong
botante ang Caraga na inaasahang boboto sa eleksyon, at handang-handa na umano
ang mga gagamiting balota na inaasahan ding mahahatid sa ibat-ibang probinsya
sa Caraga mula May 2 hanggang May 5, 2016.
“All systems go na tayo for the coming May 9, 2016
elections. Patuloy ang ating ginagawang koordinasyon sa hanay ng AFP at PNP
upang masigurong mapayapa ang gaganaping halalan,” dagdag ni Atty. Magbutay.
Binigyan-diin din ni Atty. Magbutay na sa Mayo 8
at sa araw mismo ng halalan ay maigting na ipapatupad ang liquor ban, pagbigay
o pagtanggap ng transportation allowance at pagkain galing sa mga kandidato.
Ipinagbabawal din ang cock fights at iba pang uri ng sports.
Ipinahayag din ni Major General Benjamin Madrigal
Jr., division commander ng 4th Infantry Division ng Philippine Army ang
kanilang kahandaan kasama na ang ibang ahensya ng gobyerno upang masiguro rin
ang kaligtasan ng lahat sa ibat-ibang polling stations sa rehiyon.
Ayon naman kay Police Chief Superintendent Rolando
Felix, regional director ng PNP Caraga, na gagawin anya nila ang kanilang
tungkulin upang maging mapayapa at matagumpay ang gaganaping halalan.
“Papaigtingin pa namin ang police visibility sa
mga probinsya at patuloy ang aming kampanya laban sa kriminalidad, campaign
against illegal firearms, at paghuli sa mga wanted persons,” sabi ni PCSupt
Felix.
Napag-alaman din na ang final testing at sealing
ng mga balota ay gagawin ng COMELEC mula May 2 hanggang May 6, 2016, pitong araw
bago ang halalan sa Mayo 9. (JPG/PIA-Caraga)
Cebuano News: DBM mipahigayon og 2-day orientation
training sa mga empleyado sa kapitolyo
Ni Mary Jul E. Escalante
SURIGAO CITY, Surigao del Norte, Abril 28 (PIA) -
Malampusong gipahigayon ang duha adlaw nga orientation training on Local
Government Internal Audit Manual sa
niadtong Abril 25-26, 2016 didto sa Philippine Gateway Hotel, ning dakbayan.
Tumong ug tinguha sa maong kalihukan nga mas
mabansay pa ang mga partisipante ug ma-upgrade usab ang ilang kaalam kabahin na
sa Internal Audit Manual.
Ang duha ka adlaw nga kalihukan gipasiugdahan kini
sa Department of Budget and Management (DBM) Caraga Regional Office sa
pagpangulo ni Regional Director Achilles Gerard Bravo ug kini gitambungan sa
mga hepe ug piniling empleyado sa kapitolyo.
Gidayeg ni Direktor Bravo ang probinsya sa Surigao
del Norte tungod kay usa kini sa mga probinsya nga aduna nay plastado nga
Provincial Internal Audit Office. (PIC-PGO/PIA-Surigao del Norte)
