AFP: No
“intel report” on planned election violence by rebel groups in SurSur
By Greg Tataro Jr.
TANDAG CITY, Surigao del Sur, May 5 (PIA) – Col.
Isidro Purisima, commander of the 402nd Infantry Brigade of the Philippine Army
(PA) here, said that, so far, there had been no confirmed intelligence report
gathered by their operatives about any planned violence or terror attacks
coming from the New People’s Army (NPA) aimed at sabotaging the May 9, 2016
polls.
The highest ranking army official in the province
stressed however that they had remained always on the alert and ready to
respond to any eventualities.
Col. Isidro also indicated that good peace and
order situation had continued to prevail province-wide.
Meanwhile, the army brigade chief said that, for
quite some time now, they had been busy together with COMELEC and other
stakeholders in carrying out their mandate for a secure and fair election
(SAFE).
Citing the 16th Infantry Battalion, 2nd Special
Forces Battalion, 36th Infantry Battalion; Scout Rangers, and other Special
Forces, Col. Isidro likewise underscored that all units under him had been
under instruction to be prepared at all times.
He said that normal security operations had
continued to be undertaken by conducting patrols.
Col. Isidro had also called on the general public
to continue to be vigilant. (Radyo ng Bayan-Tandag/PIA-Surigao del Sur)
70 AgSur ARBs participate in fundamentals of
cooperative training
By Cyrene
Tajonera and Hazel Hope V. Bautista
PROSPERIDAD, Agusan del Sur, May 5 (PIA) - Seventy
(70) Agrarian Reform Beneficiaries (ARBs) from the three Department of Agrarian
Reform (DAR) - assisted organizations have recently availed the free training
on fundamentals of cooperative held in this province.
The event was conducted simultaneously in barangay
Johnson and San Isidro, both considered far-flung barangays of the municipality
of Loreto, Agusan del Sur (ADS).
Aiming to instill a much deeper knowledge on the
Implementing Rules and Regulations on Cooperative Management in accordance with
RA 9520 or the Philippine Cooperative Code of 2008, the said activity was
conducted to old and new members of Johnson Agrarian Reform Beneficiaries
Farmers’ Cooperative (JOFACO), Tambo Agrarian Reform Beneficiaries Farmers’
Association (TARBFA) and San Mariano Agrarian Reform Beneficiaries Farmers’
Association (SMARBFA).
“Salamat sa inyong pagpakabanasa among
kasamtangang kahimtang (Thank you for attending to our present situation),”
said Ronnie Encallado, an ARB and member of TARBFA, when asked about his feelings
after attending the training. He added that, it is overwhelming that the DAR
Provincial Office took time to visit barangay San Isidro to conduct the
training despite the distance and the issue on security.
A lecture-discussion has been the primary method
of imparting facts to the farmer beneficiaries. An open forum was also
conducted every after topic to clarify statements and solicit additional inputs
from the participants. Various issues on basic cooperative guidelines were also
tackled, correcting misconceptions and emphasizing cooperativism as a way to
alleviate poverty thru active participation of united members. (DAR-Agusan del
Sur/PIA-Agusan del Sur)
DAR AgNor conducts financial management seminar to
farmer-groups
By Gil E. Miranda
RTR, Agusan del Norte, May 5 (PIA) - The
Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) in Agusan del Norte conducted a two-day
seminar on financial management to two farmer-organizations in the province
last April 25-26 at Philrice Training Center, here.
Thirty board of directors and officers from
Avancena Beneficiaries and Farmers Multi-Purpose Cooperative (ABFMPC) and
Taguibo Integrated Multi-Purpose Cooperative (TIMPCO) attended the seminar.
ABFMPC is now operating a grain center project
while the TIMPCO is managing a communal irrigation system project and
production and marketing of organic rice and fertilizer as businesses.
The said farmer-groups are fast growing
organizations in the province that need to be trained on finances to ensure the
success of their agribusiness enterprise operations.
The activity was aimed to enhance the skills of
the participants in basic accounting, bookkeeping and preparation of financial
statement through presentation and financial exercises.
Participants were challenged to understand
critical role in handling organizational financial problems through the use of
proven tools.
“We’ve
learned useful technique on business financial management to improve our
organization’s financial condition,” Constancio Dalanon, ABFMPC
Vice-Chairperson said.
Meanwhile, Preciosa A. Espirito, TIMCO Board of
Director, said that the inputs from the training is really a great help in
improving their financial system. "We will use it as a tool to make our
organization productive," Espirito added.
DAR is mandated to provide necessary technical
assistance to strengthen the capabilities of Agrarian Reform Beneficiaries
Organizations through the provision of institutional capability building. (DAR-Agusan
del Norte/PIA-Agusan del Norte)
DAR AgSur hosts FDA-LTO regional writeshop
By Cyrene Flor Tajonera
PROSPERIDAD, Agusan del Sur, May 5 (PIA) - “This
is just the beginning.”
This was the statement of Arlen H. Labitad,
Regional Information Marketing Assistance Officer (RIMAO) in her closing
message during the three-day Regional Writeshop on Food and Drug Administration
- License to Operate (FDA-LTO) held recently at Sarnimian, Inland Resort,
Rosario, this province.
The participants were composed of the following:
Veruela Volunteer Health Workers Federation Inc. from Agusan del Sur (VVHWFI,
ADS), Tagbina REC Producers Cooperative from Surigao del Sur (TAGRICCO, SDS),
Trinidad Farmers Multi-purpose Cooperative from Surigao del Norte (TRIFAMCO,
SDN), Garcia Fish folks and farmers Credit Cooperative, Surigao del Norte
(GAFFARCRECO, SDN) and RAM Agrarian Reform Beneficiaries Multi Purpose
Cooperative, Agusan del Sur (RARBEMCO, ADS).
The three-day activity was aimed to analyze and
give recommendations to the outputs of the participants on sketch maping,
master plan and floor plan with Global Positioning System (GPS) Plotting and
other documents needed for the FDA-LTO.
Jason Balacuit, the resource speaker, shared about
good manufacturing practices (GMP) agendas such as Contamination, General
Employee Hygiene and Food Handling Practices in the hopes that the ARBOs will
be knowledgeable about the appropriate practices. These practices were required
to conform to guidelines recommended by agencies that control authorization and
licensing for manufacturing and sale of food, drug products and active
pharmaceutical products. The attendees were also taught how to prepare the
technical and documentary requirements needed in the licensing.
“Kami sa RARBEMCO gapasalamat gayud sa departamento
sa Agrarian Reform kay kini daku kaayo nga tabang para sa amoang kooperatiba.
Salamat sa DAR sa permi nila nga pag giya sa amoa sa mga angay namong
pangbuhaton para mopasar mi sa FDA licensing ug molambo ang amoang organisayon
(We in RARBEMCO is thankful to the Department of Agrarian Reform for the huge
support given to our cooperative. We thanked DAR for guiding us always to be
able to pass the FDA licensing for our organization to prosper),” said RARBEMCO
chairman Juel Jayuma. (DAR-Agusan del Sur/PIA-Agusan del Sur)
