CPAs to convene for 2016 GACPA
assembly in Butuan
By Jennifer P. Gaitano
BUTUAN CITY, Sept. 9 (PIA) – The
members of the Government Association of Certified Public Accountants (GACPA)
Caraga chapter is set to convene for this year’s general assembly on September
19, 2016 at the Commission on Audit (COA) regional office here.
Christopher Mabale, GACPA Caraga
acting president and Civil Service Commission (CSC) Field Office – Agusan del
Norte director, underlined that the objective of the assembly apart from
choosing a new set of leaders, is to reactivate and strengthen the organization
whose members and potential members play a vital role in public service and
governance.
“The agenda include the election
of a new set of officers to replace the incumbents who were elected nearly a
decade ago. The PICPA – Agusan del Norte Government Sector director Cheryll
Elicano, shall also present and discuss the need and the process of updating
the membership in GACPA. It is also expected that the assembly will come up with
proposed activities for the fiscal year,” bared Mabale.
For more information, interested
party may contact the CSC at telephone number (085) 342-7071, 300-0015 or
e-mail at csadnfo@yahoo.com. (JPG/PIA-Caraga)
DENR-EMB to hold National Clean-Up
Day in Butuan
By Jennifer P. Gaitano
BUTUAN CITY, Sept. 13 (PIA) – The
Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Caraga is set to hold
this year’s National Clean-Up activity in the different barangays here on
September 17, 2016 with the theme “Bayan Ko, Linis Ko.”
According to EMB Caraga regional
director Wilson Trajeco, government employees, students, partners in the
private sector and media will be participating in the said event.
Trajeco bared that September is
observed as National Clean-Up Month, where all DENR regional offices nationwide
spearhead the conduct of clean-up drive in a bid to promote a clean and green
surrounding. Volunteers are also expected to join.
“The target barangays are the Holy
Redeemer (Resurrection canal and street), New Society (Zamora canal and
street), LImaha (Langihan Road, Lagoon and street), Ong Yiu/ Fort Poyohon (from
JP Rosales corner Montilla Boulevard to Obrero), Libertad (highway), Ambago
(Happy Homes and Emenvil Subdivision), Villa Kananga (along Montilla Boulevard),
and Bombon (Diversion Road),” disclosed Trajeco.
This is in support to the Regional
Ecology Center of the region and will also be part of the 100 days
accomplishments of President Rodrigo Roa Duterte in its campaign and national
clean-up program. (JPG/PIA-Caraga)
DSWD enjoins stakeholders to
support National Family Week 2016
By Venus L. Garcia
BUTUAN CITY, Sept. 9 (PIA) – The
Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) is urging the regional line
agencies and civil society organizations to take part in this year’s National
Family Week Celebration slated on September 24-31, 2016.
The event which is observed every
4th week of September is anchored on the theme, “Matatag na pamilya, maunlad na
bukas.” This aims to raise awareness of the role of families in promoting
healthy lives for sustainable future and to promote well-being for all at all
ages.
Several activities will be carried
out such as family fun walk, family fair, parade and family fashion show.
The celebration of National Family
Week is pursuant to Presidential Proclamation No. 60 issued on September 28,
1992, which aims “to increase awareness on various family issues; enhance
effectiveness of national and local efforts to carry out specific programs
concerning families by generating new programs concerning families by
generating new activities and strengthening existing ones; and promote
collaboration among national and local non-governmental organizations in
support of multi-sectoral activities.”
The National Committee on Filipino
Family (NCFF), chaired by the DSWD, also supports the observance of the Kainang
Pamilya Mahalaga Day every fourth Monday of September as declared by
Presidential Proclamation No. 326 signed by President Aquino in January 2012.
It enjoins all family members to spend mealtime together as simple and
effective way to raise happy, healthy and successful children. (VLG/PIA-Caraga)
SSCT, partners ink MOA on Lake
Mainit biodiversity program
By Susil D. Ragas
SURIGAO CITY, Surigao del Norte,
Sept. 9 (PIA) – The Surigao State College of Technology (SSCT), concerned
national line agencies and other stakeholders recently signed a Memorandum of
Agreement (MOA) on the implementation of the Lake Mainit Biodiversity Program
(LMBP).
SSCT Extension Program Director
Engr. Evangeline P. Sabejon said that under the agreement, the SSCT will lead
the assessment of the aquatic biodiversity and terrestrial ecosystems of Lake
Mainit under the LMBP.
She said the project specifically
aims to assess the physical, chemical and biological characteristics of Lake
Mainit aquatic ecosystem, including heavy metal accumulation, macro
invertebrates, plankton, fish diversity and biology, its bathymetry profile,
terrestrial watershed areas, and socio-cultural condition and its environs.
“The program process will include
planning and designing of project proposals, capability building,
implementation of the proposal, gathering and analyzing the data, presentation
of results to the stakeholders, paper presentation in fora and journal publication,
conduct of intervention and mitigating measures,” Engr. Sabejon said.
The concerned national line
agencies and stakeholders are the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources,
Department of Science and Technology, Department of Environment and Natural
Resources, National Economic and Development Authority, Department of
Agriculture, Philippine Information Agency, Lake Mainit and Development
Alliance, the provincial government of Surigao del Norte and Agusan del Norte,
and the municipalities of Sison, Mainit, Tubod, Alegria, KItcharao, Tubay,
Santiago, and Jabonga. (SDR/PIA-Surigao del Norte)
