PIA Caraga to utilize live streaming during
Candidates’ Forum
By Jennifer P. Gaitano
BUTUAN CITY, April 5 (PIA) – In line with the
preparation for this year’s national and local elections, the Philippine
Information Agency (PIA) Caraga has set-up the technical needs for the live
telecast of the Candidates’ Forum come April 22 at the Little Theater of
Morelos Campus in Father Saturnino Urios University (FSUU) here.
According to PIA Caraga regional director Abner
Caga, this is first in Butuan City where the Candidates’ Forum will be aired
through live streaming. “We are continuously upgrading our technical capability
to cater the needs of the public in terms of social media. This is just one of
the many strategies that the agency will be utilizing as we prepare for the
2016 election,” he remarked.
Caga explained that the video live streaming
platform allows customers to broadcast live video content using a camera or
smartphone and a computer through the Internet, and viewers to play the content
via the web, iOS and Android apps.
“We are encouraging the netizens to visit the PIA
Caraga channel via Youtube and see the event – the Candidates’ Forum live on
April 22, 2016. Let us maximize the use of our technology,” added Caga.
The 2016 Candidates’ Forum is spearheaded by the
FSUU Policy Center, in coordination with the Commission on Election (COMELEC)
and PIA Caraga. (JPG/PIA-Caraga)
Butuanons to celebrate 2016 ‘Araw ng Kagitingan’
By Jennifer P. Gaitano
BUTUAN CITY, April 5 (PIA) – The city government
here will be celebrating this year’s ‘Araw ng Kagitingan’ (Day of Valor) on
April 9 through a short program, wreath-laying ceremony and 21 gun salute to be
participated by government employees, private stakeholders and media.
The short program will be held at the Veteran’s
Monument at the city library compound. Arsenio Cornites Jr., Butuan City
Schools Division Superintendent will share his views on this year’s theme,
“Isabuhay ang Kagitingan, Kapayapaan ay Pagkaisahan, Kamtin ang Mithing
Kaunlaran.”
Also, Percianita Racho, president of Sons and
Daughters Association, Inc. (SDAI) – Veterans Federation of the Philippines
will lead the wreath-laying ceremony right after the program. The 21 gun salute
will then follow.
By virtue of Executive Order No. 203, s. 1987,
April 9 of every year is Araw ng Kagitingan. Proclamation No. 466, s. 1989 on
the other hand, designated April 5 to 11 of every year as Philippine Veterans
Week in order to “promote, preserve and memorialize the principles, ideals and
deeds of the Filipino war veteran as a means to enhance patriotism and love of
country, especially among the youth of the land.”
The week-long observance is an occasion to honor
not only the Filipino war veterans who died or served the country but also to
remember those who rendered honorable military service in defending the country
in times of war or peace. This is to gratefully acknowledge their contributions
in preserving our sovereignty and defending our national security. (JPG/PIA-Caraga)
PSA Caraga to undertake 2015 PH biz industry
survey
BUTUAN CITY, Apr. 5 (PIA) - The Philippine
Statistics Authority (PSA) Regional Statistical Services Office XIII (Caraga)
will be conducting the 2015 Annual Survey of Philippine Business and Industry
(ASPBI) and its rider survey, the 2015 Survey on Information and Communication
Technology (SICT).
The 2015 ASPBI aims to collect and generate
information on the levels, structure, performance and trends of economic
activities of the formal sector in the entire country while the 2015 SICT will
generate information on the availability, distribution and access/utilization
of ICT among establishments.
Specifically, the 2015 ASPBI aims to collect and
generate detailed information on employment, income, expense, inventories,
tangible fixed assets, intangible assets and total assets of the
establishments; generate indicators such as value added, labor productivity,
average compensation and others necessary to evaluate the performance of
industries at the national and regional levels; generate MSME (micro, small and
medium establishments/enterprises) data using total employment; and gather
information for the improvement of the list of establishments and enterprises.
In Caraga, PSA Field Staff and Hired Enumerators
will be responsible for the distribution and collection of the questionnaires
to the establishments starting April 13, 2016. The questionnaire can also be
accessed and be accomplished online at https://aspbi.psa.gov.ph or
https://sict.psa.gov.ph. PSA is authorized to collect information from
businesses and industries under Republic Act No. 10625. The information
collected shall be kept strictly confidential and shall not be used for
purposes of taxation, investigation or regulation as provided under Article 55
of RA 10625. (PSA-Caraga/PIA-Caraga)
43 AgSur farmers attend orientation on farm
business school
By Genalin P. Luis
PATIN-AY, Prosperidad, Agusan del Sur, April 5 –
Some 43 farmers who are mostly Agrarian Reform Beneficiaries (ARB) of
Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program (CARP) from the different barangays of
Rosario, this province had recently participated in the orientation on Farm
Business School (FBS) program conducted by the Department of Agrarian Reform
(DAR) in partnership with the local government unit (LGU) and Department of
Agriculture (DA).
The orientation was aimed to help farmers keep
pace with the worldwide changes. It was also intended to enhance extension content
from production extension to farm business management which focused on farm
enterprise profitability. Individual Business Plan and record keeping are some
of the outputs of said orientation.
The municipality of Rosario is the second
recipient of FBS program in the whole province of Agusan del Sur. (JPG/DAR-Agusan
del Sur/PIA-Agusan del Sur)
Cebuano News: Lungsod sa Socorro mabibong gisaulog
ang selebrasyon sa ‘Women’s Month’
Ni Mary Jul Escalante
SOCORRO, Surigao del Norte, Abril 5 (PIA) - Mabibo
ug masadyang gisaulog sa mga kababainhan sa lungsod sa Socorro ang Bulan sa
Kababainhan bag-ohay pa lamang didto sa Socorro Municipal Gym, ning lungsod.
Ang maong selebrasyon giobserbar karong tuiga uban
sa temang, “Karajawan ni Juana, Iapil sa
Adyenda.”
Atol sa maong selebrasyon gipahigayon ang Search
for Juana ng Bayan 2016 nga gisalmutan sa matag barangay sa maong lungsod.
Nanumpa usab atubangan ni Gobernador Sol F.
Matugas ang mga bag-ong napiling opisyales sa Socorro Municipal Women's
Council.
Lakip sa maong selebrasyon ang pagpahigayon sa
Juana Got talent ug ubay-ubay ang mga presentasyon ang gipasundayag sa mga
nagkalain-laing hut-ong sa mga kababainhan sa maong lungsod.
Sa samang adlaw, sila Gobernador Matugas uban ni
Congressman Francisco Matugas ug Bise Gobenardor Arturo Carlos Egay, Jr
mibisita sa barangay DoΓ±a Helen (Bay-ang), Brgy. Pamosaingan ug Brgy. Sudlon sa
maong lungsod sa pag pangulo ni Mayor Denia Florano.
Mapasalamaton ug malipayon ang mga katawhan nga
gibisitahan sila sa gobernador ilabina na sa mga proyekto nga ilang
natagamtaman sama sa pagsemento sa DoΓ±a Helen to Socorro nga dalan, pagkongreto
sa dalan sa brgy. Sudlon, Covered Court sa brgy. Pamosaingan ug uban pang mga
proyekto diin kini mokabat sa P400 milyon nga infrastructure projects ug
gilaumang aduna pay laing P900 milyon sa tuig 2017 alang sa pagtapos sa maong
mga proyekto. (PGO-PIC/PIA-Surigao del Norte)
