450 schools offer SHS in Caraga region
By Nora C. Lanuza Molde
BUTUAN CITY, May 18 (PIA) – A total of 450
schools, 367 in public secondary schools and 83 in private schools/state
universities and colleges (SUCs), in the region will be offering the Senior
High School (SHS) effective June 13, 2016.
It was learned that the Department of Education
(DepEd) Caraga is now closely monitoring the status of all the inputs that are
important to the successful implementation of the SHS.
Some of the preparations of DepEd include the
hiring and training of SHS teachers, construction of classrooms, training of
school heads, provision of tools and equipment for Technical-Vocational and Livelihood
(TVL) as well as for science and mathematics, reproduction of instructional
materials, and among others. (NCLM/PIA-Caraga)
DILG 13 holds procurement compliance and
performance indicators seminar-workshop
By Florian Faith Jr. P. Bayawa
BUTUAN CITY, May 18 (PIA) - The Department of the
Interior and Local Government (DILG) Regional Office 13 (Caraga) through the
Regional Bids and Awards Committee (BAC) has conducted a two-day
Seminar-Workshop on the Implementation of Agency Procurement Compliance and
Performance Indicators (APCPI) on May 12-13, in one of the convention centers
here.
The conduct of activity is in line with adoption
and use of the Agency Procurement Compliance and Performance Indicators (APCPI)
System as one of the new requirements for the grant of Performance Based Bonus
(PBB) for F.Y. 2015. This is by virtue of the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) on
the Harmonization of National Government Performance Monitoring, Information
and Reporting System Memorandum Circular No. 2015-1 dated August 12, 2015 on
the Guidelines on the Grant of the PBB.
Designed to provide the participants with a
working knowledge on the use and application of the APCPI, workshops on APCPI
Assessment using actual data were conducted per field operating unit (FOU). It
was concluded with the Analysis of the 2015 Procurement Assessment Results and
the Preparation of an Action Plan.
A total of 33 participants composed of the DILG
Regional Office BAC Members, BAC-Technical Working Group (TWG), BAC
Secretariat, Ad Hoc Committee (to be created), one end-user representative of
each Division/Section/Unit and a BAC Chair and two BAC Secretariat from the
DILG Provincial Offices participated in the said event.
The whole activity was facilitated by Regional BAC
Vice-Chair Ray Gregory F. Jaranilla serving as Resource Person with the
assistance of Monet C. Bullecer and Kristine Jean E. Forsuelo, both Regional
BAC Secretariat. The activity also included a review on the Government
Procurement Process with a brief discussion on Republic Act No. 9184 and a
lecture and hands-on practice of the Philippine Government Electronic
Procurement System (PHILGEPS) by Atty. Allen M. Gasulas.
With the APCPI Assessment Result as the main
output of the activity, the participants per FOU were committed to submit it to
the Government Procurement Policy Board (GPPB) on or before June 30, 2016. (DILG-Caraga/PIA-Caraga)
DOLE inks MOA with SurSur state univ for
establishment of PESO academe
By Romelyn Bactol
TANDAG CITY, Surigao del Sur, May 18 (PIA) - The
Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) in Caraga in partnership with the
Surigao del Sur State University (SDSSU) has recently established a public
employment service office (PESO) academe in the six campuses of SDSSU.
DOLE Caraga regional director Atty. Evelyn Ramos
and SDSSU officer-in-charge Catherine Solomon representing SDSSU university
president Dr. Baceledes R. Estal led the signing of the memorandum of agreement
(MOA) between DOLE and SDSSU last Apr. 28 at the SDSSU Tandag Campus Board
Room, this city.
The MOA signing was witnessed by Provincial PESO
Manager Marcos M. Quico and 24 other PESO Managers from LGUs and academe.
“The role of PESO to DOLE is very significant in
terms of accomplishing the programs. They have a direct access in reaching out
our constituents - in the public, in our people, and that is a privileged
public service. I hope that PESO will continue to engage with us in terms of
accomplishing our programs. Rest assured that our provincial field office and
the regional office would be here to support you,” said Atty. Ramos.
Meanwhile, Solomon revealed that they have more
than 2,000 graduates in the last academic year 2015-2016. This would mean
additional unemployed graduates in Surigao del Sur that need to be addressed.
Thus, Atty. Ramos emphasized that both DOLE and PESO should work hand in hand
in assisting these graduates.
As one of the DOLE’s assistance to SDSSU, a Job
Search Kiosk will be assigned to the six campuses to provide labor market
information (LMI). This is a stand-alone labor market information system
capable of employment facilitation like job search and skills matching
facility. Likewise, programs and services of DOLE’s attached agencies and other
partner agencies such as the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA),
Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA), Professional Regulations
Commission (PRC), Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA),
and Commission on Higher Education (CHED) can be accessed.
The six campuses of SDSSU are located in Tandag
City - the main campus, Cantilan, Cagwait, San Miguel, Lianga, and Tagbina. (DOLE/PIA-Surigao
del Sur)
Negosyo Center Butuan extends labeling assistance
to 5 new products developed
BUTUAN CITY, May 18 (PIA) – Five newly developed
products of Sapyaw Fisherfolks Association (SFA) were recently provided label
designs with starters kits by Negosyo Center (NC)-Butuan.
Several skills trainings on food processing for
SFA members under the Bottom Up Budgeting Program led to the development of
five novel foodstuffs utilizing home-grown ingredients. These are polvoron,
cookies and tarts made of “Unaw” or sago flour as well as “kayam” chips and
“laksoy” (nipa wine). And to improve and increase marketability, enhancement
through product labeling assistance was deemed necessary.
During the lecture and workshop, participants
learned the basic features of a product label, its significance and some tips
on designing labels.
Jason C. Balacuit, the resource person from JCB
Express Solutions, stressed on the importance of a product label in marketing
and in conveying the company’s image, values and perceived worth of the
product. (DTI-Agusan del Norte/PIA-Agusan del Norte)
DTI-AgNor conducts green economic devt
sensitization
BUTUAN CITY, May 18 (PIA) – The Department of
Trade and Industry Agusan del Norte (DTI-ADN) recently conducted a green
economic development sensitization to its staff held recently at the Negosyo
Center – Butuan Training Room with Raquel J. Capio of the Promotion on Green Economic
Development (ProGED) Project as the resource person.
The event was intended to facilitate in phasing of
green economic development (GED) with the DTI programs, projects and activities
and enable the personnel to integrate greening in the daily operation of the
organization.
As such, inputs included GED as driver of economic
growth amidst climate change and environmental degradation, and approaches and
strategies to go green.
The activity was graced by DTI ADN Provincial
Director Gay A. Tidalgo who gave the welcome remarks and GIZ-ProGED Project
Manager Dr. Volker Steigerwald who enlightened the participants on GED and
posed a challenge to everyone with his message.
A workshop capped the session with the
participants discussing and formulating strategies on greening.
ProGED is a development cooperation project
jointly implemented by the Department of Trade and Industry and the Deutsche
Gesellschaft fΓΌr Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) with the aim of increasing
the competitiveness of MSMEs by adopting environment friendly and climate smart
growth strategies. (DTI-Agusan del Norte/PIA-Agusan del Norte)
DTI provides SSF to women entrepreneurs in AgSur
town
SAN FRANCISCO, Agusan del Sur, May 18 (PIA) – The
Women’s Association of San Francisco Agusan del Sur, Inc. (WASFADSI) launched
recently its Shared Service Facility (SSF) for the Upgrading of Catering
Services Project.
Ester D. Libo, WASFADSI President thanked the
Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) in Agusan del Sur for the opportunity to
operate the SSF for the federation’s catering business as well as to make
available these facilities for use of its members.
In response, DTI-Agusan del Sur OIC-Provincial
Director Brenda B. Corvera asked the group to take good care of the SSF
facilities. She reminded the group that they can impose fees for the
facilities’ use to allow them to earn income which they can use for their
operations as well as set aside for the maintenance and replacement of
equipment in the future.
WASFADSI is the mother organization of all the 27
women’s association in the municipality.
The launching done last April 26, 2016 at the
Women Training Center in Brgy. 3 in San Francisco town was attended by the
presidents and representatives from these associations.
The SSF for the Upgraded Catering Services
included one unit of each of the following:
electric rice cooker, stainless preparation table with bottom shelf,
chafing dish, food processor, meat grinder, pressure cooker, chest freezer and
meat slicer for a total cost of P264, 000.00.
This SSF is one of seven SSFs granted in the
municipality of San Francisco to several cooperators. The said facilities amounted to P6.14 Million
representing 33 percent of the total amount of SSFs in the province.
The federation also manages the training center
which was provided the local government unit of San Francisco as a shared
facility which accommodates seminars and other functions. As a women’s group it also handles advocacy
activities related to violence against women and children (VAWC), assistances
directed at women in especially difficult circumstances (WEDC) and the disadvantaged
women through skills development training and livelihood opportunities.
(DTI-Agusan del Sur/PIA-Agusan del Sur)
