La Paz PNP confiscates marijuana plants
By Jennifer P. Gaitano
LA PAZ, Agusan del Sur, July 27 (PIA) - The
Philippine National Police (PNP) personnel of La Paz Municipal Police Station
successfully confiscated marijuana plants with estimated weight of 10 kilos and
approximate market value of P11,600 in Sitio Pinili, Barangay Valentina, of
this municipality, just 40 kilometers away from the said police station.
It can be recalled that on July 25, 2016, a certain
Bryan Manguinimba Padrones, a resident of Barangay Valentina reported that
several marijuana plants were sighted. Immediately thereafter at 11:30 a.m. of
same date, the team then proceeded to the said area and successfully located
the marijuana plants at the center of newly harvested corn crops and
subsequently uprooted 58 stalks of marijuana plants.
The uprooted plants were then brought to PNP
Regional Crime Laboratory for examination and proper disposition.
(JPG/PIA-Agusan del Sur)
12 DepEd divisions join DRR CCA awareness contests
By Nora C. Lanuza Molde
BUTUAN CITY, July 27 (PIA) - Caraga region’s 12
schools’ division join in the Disaster Risk Reduction and Management (DRRM) –
Climate Change Adaptation (CCA) Awareness Contests for Students spearheaded by
the Office of Civil Defense (OCD) and the Department of Education (DepEd).
The contests are in line with this year’s
observance of the National Disaster Consciousness Month (NDCM) and focused on
the NDCM theme “Kahandaan at Pagtugon sa Sakuna, Tungkulin ng Bawat Isa.”
According to OCD regional director and RDRRMC
chairperson Manuel Luis Ochotorena, the contests were aimed to inculcate the
culture of disaster preparedness and raise more massive awareness on DRRM-CCA
to Caraganon students.
The awareness contests that include Jingle, Poster
Making and Essay Writing Contests and Quiz Bee were simultaneously conducted
and were judged by the representatives from the office of the OCD, DepEd,
Department of the Interior and Local Government, National Economic Development
Authority, Department of Social Welfare and Development, Philippine National
Police and the Philippine Information Agency.
The winners of concluded contests are as follows:
• Jingle Contest
First Place – Bayugan City Division
Second Place – Butuan City Division
Third Place – Surigao City Division
• Poster Making Contest
First Place – Surigao del Norte Division
Second Place – Bayugan City Division
Third Place – Surigao del Sur Division
• Essay Writing Contest
First Place – Agusan del Sur Division
Second Place – Surigao del Norte Division
Third Place – Bayugan City Division
• Quiz Bee
First Place – Dinagat Islands Division
Second Place – Surigao del Norte Division
Third Place – Surigao City Division
Ochotorena said the first place winners of quiz
bee, poster making and essay writing contests received gold plaques, gold
medals and cash prizes amounting to P3,000; the second place winners received
silver plaques and silver medals and cash prizes amounting to P2,000 while
bronze medals and plaques and P1,000.00 were given to the third place winners.
The winners of the jingle contest also received the
same gold, silver and bronze awards and cash prizes of P10,000.00 for the first
place winner, P7,500.00 for the second place winner and P5,000.00 for the third
place winner. (NCLM/PIA-Caraga)
PopCom launches film festival for teens
BUTUAN CITY, July 27 (PIA) – In pursuit of addressing the diverse needs
of young people today, the Commission on Population (PopCom) in partnership
with the Department of Education (DepEd) successfully conducted the Regional
Population Health and Environment (PHE) Basic Script Writing & Film-making
Orientation/Workshop, here in the city.
Around 33 participants coming from the different
schools division regionwide actively participated in the orientation-workshop
as a pre-requisite in joining the Adolescent Health and Development Film
Festival.
As an output of the orientation-workshop, the
participating schools division will develop a script and a short film that
focused on the theme “Kabataan, Kalusugan, Kalikasan: Magkaugnay.”
According to PopCom Caraga regional director
Alexander A. Makinano, the festival is one of the many approaches of the agency
in helping the young people in the crucial stage of their development so that
they will grow into healthy, responsible and productive adults.
“We hope that this innovative approach is
instrumental in developing the skills of students particularly in script
writing and film-making and will enhance their understanding on the importance
of environmental impacts, including climate change that will affect the lives
of all people,” Makinano added.
The winning film will be the region’s entry to the
National Film Festival and will become the agency’s property as communication
and information materials for Adolescent Health and Youth Development Program
(AHYDP).
For the regional winners of the Script Writing :
1st place – P7,000; 2nd place – P5,000;
3rd place – P3,000 while for the Best Film:
1st place – P15,000; 2nd place – P12,000, 3rd place – P8,000. On the other hand, at the National level,
winners will receive the following : 1st place – P75,000; 2nd place -
P50,000.00 and 3rd place – P30,000. Plaque and medals will also be given to the
regional winners and special prizes awaits for national winners. (PopCom/PIA-Caraga)
AgNor regulates business operations of LPG
By Aimee B. Sienes
BUTUAN CITY, July 27 (PIA) - The provincial
government of Agusan del Norte now regulates the business operations of
Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) in the province with the recent approval of
Provincial Ordinance No. 426-2016, authored by Provincial Board Member Virgilio
R. EscasiΓ±as, Jr.
The ordinance covers all refilling plants,
re-fillers, haulers, dealers and retailers of LPG with business operations in
the province regulating the hauling, refilling, dealing and retailing of LPG
and the manufacture and repair of LPG cylinders.
Under the said ordinance, to ensure the safety and
quality of the LPG sold to the public, the cylinder containing the LPG should
bear all the information set forth in the Philippine National Standards. All
LPG business operators are required at all times in their establishments or
outlets and within the sales areas accessible to the public the maintenance of
a weighing devices duly calibrated and sealed annually by the Provincial
Treasurer, the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) or any other
government agency authorized therefore and which shall accurately measure LPG
cylinders up to one-tenth (0.1) of one kilogram.
Operators are also required to display or post a
signboard outside the store premises to inform the public and the authorities
that they have complied with the provisions the said ordinance to contain the
name and owner of the store, name of the company/manufacturer of the LPG
offered for sale, price of the LPG product variants and invitation to consumers
to verify the weight of each LPG product variant.
Other requirements include the provision of fire
alarms, fire extinguisher and fire suppression devices and guides in case of
LPG related accidents per revised building code of the province; the delivery
service for the LPG shall secure conveyance certificate/permit from the Bureau
of Fire Protection; and provision of information materials in the form of
information board, brochures and emergency information kit to prevent LPG
related accidents; logbook where the weight and condition of LPG cylinders sold
and inventory are recorded for inspection by authorities; and the manufacture
and/or repair of LPG cylinders should be accredited by the Bureau of Product
Standards under PNS 03:2000.
Non-compliance of the said requirements of the
ordinance and other violations that include selling LPG with tampered/defaced
cylinder labels, selling underfilled LPG cylinders, illegal refilling, selling
adulterated LPG and transporting/handling LPG cylinders in a vehicle enclosed
cargo space, are penalized accordingly. First violation-reprimand and a fine of
P1,000 for every count of violation. Second Violation-second warning plus a
fine of P1,500 for every count of violation. Third and subsequent violations –
fine of P2,500 for every count of violation and/or imprisonment not exceeding
30 days, upon the discretion of the court and revocation of business permit.
A Task Force LPG headed by the PDRRMO was also
created, which shall be exclusively responsible to effectively enforce the
provisions of the said ordinance. (LGU-Agusan del Norte/PIA-Agusan del Norte)
Cebuano News: Barangay Ambago misanung sa panawagan
sa kasamtangang administrasyon sa pagsulbad sa problema sa basura
BUTUAN CITY, Hulyo 27 (PIA) - Gikalipay sa
kasamtangang administrasyon ang pagsanung sa Barangay Ambago sa panawagan
kabahin sa inisyatibo sa pagsulbad sa problema sa basura sa dakbayan pinaagi sa
pagpahigayon niini og Ecological Solid Waste Management Forum sa pagpanguna ni
Barangay Kapitan Monico C. Bustillo uban sa iyang mga kagawad sa pakig-alayon
sa Environment Management Bureau (EMB) ug City Environment and Natural
Resources (CENRO) niadtong Hulyo 22, 2016 sa barangay Ambago Covered Court.
Gitambungan sa nagkadaiyang Stakeholders ug Home
Owners Association, CENRO officer ug ni konsehal Cromwel Nortega sa komiteba sa
Environment.
Tumong sa nahisgutang kalihokan ang pagpanday sa
mga pamaagi sa pagpakunhod sa basura nga naghatag og kahugaw sa kasamtangan ug
maedukar ang katawhan sa insaktong disposal ug segregation sa basura hinungdan
sa panawagan ni Mayor Engr. Ronnie Vicente C. Lagnada ang hugot nga kooperasyon
sa katawhan sa dakbayan sa Butuan aron masulbad ang nagkadako nga problema sa
basura. (Butuan City PIO/PIA-Caraga)
