Caraga RPOC spearheads 'Movie for Peace Project'
for Mindanao Week of Peace
By Nora C. Lanuza Molde
BUTUAN CITY, Sept. 20 (PIA) – The Regional Peace
and Order Council (RPOC) of Caraga region with the Caraga Conference for Peace
and Development is calling Caraganon student film makers for the Mindanao Week
of Peace Movie contest.
Participants should be between 13 to 23 years old
and officially enrolled for the school year 2016-2017.
Department of the Interior and Local Government
(DILG) Caraga regional director Lilibeth A. Famacion is requesting interested
participants to join in an orientation meeting on Wednesday, September 21 at
the Bishop’s House in Ampayon, this city for the complete details and mechanics
of the contest.
The conduct of the activity is in partnership with
the GIZ-conflict Sensitive Resource and Asset Management (COSERAM) and Forum
Zfd.
CCPD is the head of the Movie for Peace’s technical
working group. (NCLM/PIA-Caraga)
DILG seeks community participation in MASA MASID
program
By Venus L. Garcia
BUTUAN CITY, Sept. 20 (PIA) – In its bid to empower
communities and fortify people’s participation in the war against illegal
drugs, corruption, and criminality through reliving the spirit of ‘bayanihan’
or volunteerism in the country, the Department of Interior and Local Government
(DILG) Caraga is encouraging more the locals in every barangay to help report
any of these irregularities to lift the involved out from such quagmire.
By creating an umbrella organization to consolidate
the efforts of the barangay-based institutions through the spirit of
volunteerism, the MASA MASID (Mamamayang Ayaw Sa Anomaliya, Mamamayang Ayaw Sa
Iligal Na Droga) program, a multi-sectoral and mass-based approach, shall
mobilize and converge Ugnayan ng Barangay at Simbahan (UBAS) Barangay Action Teams
(BATs) with the member civil society organizations (CSOs) and non-government
organizations (NGOs) of barangay-based institutions.
“The Barangay Anti-Drug Abuse Council (BADAC) and
Barangay Peace and Order Council (BPOC) in particular are also tasked to
advocate crime prevention, peace and order, security, and in enhancing
transparency and accountability in the barangay,” said DILG-13 regional
director Lilibeth Famacion.
MASA MASID is designed to enhance the conduct of
advocacy and education campaigns, information gathering and reporting to reduce
the supply and demand of illegal drugs, and community-based rehabilitation
program to address the need for interventions of the surrendering drug
personalities.
“With this strategy, we can get immediate action
from the people in the barangays since the program intends to heighten
community involvement y mobilizing the support of the stakeholders, volunteers,
civic organization, faith-based organizations and the private sectors,” stated
Famacion.
The MASA MASID, which comes from Filipino words
meaning "people" and "watch," also aims to create an
enabling environment to encourage collaboration among the community partners to
effectively implement the Community-Based Rehabilitation Program.
As indicated in the memorandum circular regarding
the implementation of MASA MASID program, the Expended UBAS city/municipal
technical working group (TWG) will serve as the social facilitator. The team
will be responsible in convening, organizing, training, and mobilizing the MASA
MASID team at the barangay level. (VLG/PIA-Caraga)
OCD, AgNor PDRRMC to hold ICT Bayanihan for Agusan
del Norte
By Nora C. Lanuza Molde
BUTUAN CITY, Sept. 20 (PIA) – With the aim to
address the concern on communications interoperability, commonality, and
inter-compatibility in the province of Agusan del Norte, an ICT Bayanihan will
be held on September 22 to 23 at the Almont Inland Resort, here.
According to Agusan del Norte Provincial Disaster
Risk Reduction and Management (PDRRM) officer Erma Suyo, the two-day
Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Summit will be participated by
different provincial key ICT players of the Emergency Telecommunications,
information officers, and partners from the private sectors and volunteer
groups of the province.
The summit will give emphasis on the unity of
efforts of all ICT key players using the existing legal frameworks, guidelines,
agreements and programs of the country, Suyo said.
Also, the ICT Bayanihan will help in the
establishment of Emergency Operations Centers (EOCs) and/or Onsite Operations
and Coordination Centers (OSOCC) for humanitarian response in the province, she
added.
The summit will be spearheaded by the Office of
Civil Defense (OCD) Caraga and the Agusan del Norte Provincial DRRM Office.
(NCLM/PIA-Agusan del Norte)
AgNor PDRRMC to train council members on emergency
response
By Nora C. Lanuza Molde
BUTUAN CITY, Sept. 20 (PIA) – The Provincial
Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (PDRRMC) of Agusan del Norte
will hold a three-day Basic Incident Command System (ICS) on October 10 to 12
at the Gazebo Pools and Restaurant in Cabadbaran City.
PDRRM officer Erma Suyo said, the three-day ICS
will train selected provincial employees and council members who have directly
involve in the emergency response.
Also, it aims to develop a better appreciation and
understanding of ICS and will also highlight the discussions on the core
principle, features and functions of ICT, Suyo said.
The ICS is held in order to have a standardized
approach to the command, control, and coordination of emergency response in the
entire province and to provide a common hierarchy within which responders from
multiple offices/agencies can be effective. (NCLM/PIA-Agusan del Norte)
Surigao Norte solon endorses actor Coco Martin as
youth model
SURIGAO CITY, Surigao del Norte, Sept. 20 (PIA) –
Surigao del Norte 2nd district representative Robert Ace S. Barbers commended
ABS-CBN’s TV program “FPJ’s Ang Probinsyano” for raising crime awareness and
prevention among the viewing public.
On Wednesday, September 14, 2016, Barbers filed
House Resolution 358 to formally recognize "FPJ’s Ang Probinsyano"
team’s effort and courage in tackling sensitive issues that are happening in
real life.
“The producers, cast and crew of the TV show, FPJ’s
Ang Probinsyano are doing a great job. Tila makatotohanan ang mga sitwasyon na
pinapakita sa palabas,” said Barbers, who chairs the Committee on Dangerous
Drugs in the House of Representatives.
“It is also important that real-life crimes are
being showcased boldly, without filter, because it raises awareness amongst
viewers, para maiwasan nila ang mabiktima o masangkot sa krimen,” Barbers said.
Likewise, the lawmaker recommended the endorsement
of actor Coco Martin as celebrity advocate for a drug-free Philippines.
“As we continue to wage war against illegal drugs,
we need an advocate who has the public’s trust, someone who has no criminal
record and has never been involved in illegal drugs. I am confident that Coco
Martin is perfect for the job,” Barbers expressed.
“At sa palagay ko itong si Coco Martin sinasapuso
niya ang kanyang karakter bilang si Cardo Dalisay. He plays the role as if he’s
a real-life cop. Mahalaga ito sapagkat dahil sa kanya, nanunumbalik na ang
tiwala ng ating mga kababayan sa ating kapulisan,” Barbers added. (AG,
Congressional Office/PIA-Surigao del Norte)
