Cagdianao spearheads 7-day SAR training
By Susil D. Ragas
CAGDIANAO, Dinagat Islands, Oct. 12 (PIA) – The
local government unit of Cagdianao, this province through the Municipal
Disaster and Risk Reduction and Management Office (MDRRMO) conducts a 7-day
Basic Search and Rescue (SAR) Training from October 10-16, 2016 held at the Cagdianao
Cultral and Sports Center, here.
According to Public Information Officer Rodolfo L.
Alipayo, the said training aims to enhance disaster preparedness and response
capacity of the local responders for flooding, landslide, and water incidents
and basic trauma/medical emergencies.
“With the topographical location of our
municipality which is surrounded by seawater, there is a high risk of natural
disasters, it is imperative that the local government and local responders be
prepared for any disasters,” says Alipayo.
Municipal mayor Adolfo E. Longos and MDRRMO officer
Esmeralda Abeo Sendiong led the event participated by selected local
responders. (SDR/PIA-Dinagat Islands)
DepEd supports Global Handwashing Day on Oct 15
By Cecilia S. Amora
BUTUAN CITY, Oct. 12 (PIA) – The Department of
Education (Deped) supports the conduct of this year’s Global Handwashing Day on
October 15.
Dr. Marivic M. Cuizon, assistant principal of
Obrero Central Elementary School here said that handwashing will help save
millions of lives because it will help protect especially the children from
virus contaminations.
Also, Dr. Cuizon encourages school children to make
handwashing a habit not only in their houses but also in school before eating
their snacks and meals.
Dr. Cuizon also requested teachers to monitor their
pupils’ compliance inorder to have a healthy body and mind so they can
concentrate in their studies.
Global Handwashing Day is an annual global advocacy
day dedicated to increasing awareness and understanding about the importance of
handwashing with soap as an easy, effective, and affordable way to prevent
diseases and save lives. (DepEd Butuan City Division/PIA-Agusan del Norte)
DepEd Butuan supports ‘One Million Lapis Campaign’
By Ana Marie P. Dultra
BUTUAN CITY, Oct. 12 (PIA) – The Department of
Education (DepEd) Butuan City Division supports the advocacy campaign of the
Council for the Welfare of Children (CWC) entitled ‘One Million Lapis
Campaign.’
The DepEd Butuan City personnel and staff are
inviting their partners from non-government organizations, parent-teachers
associations, and other members of the community or the private sector to
donate pencils for the campaign.
The donation of pencils for the campaign will be
until October 26, 2016 only.
A designated drop box with the logo and details of
the campaign are available in the different public schools of the city.
The One Million Lapis Campaign aims to collect one
million pencils to be given to underprivileged children in elementary schools
of the 4th to 6th class municipalities of the country.
The campaign is part of the celebration of the
National Children’s Month this November. (DepEd Butuan City Division/PIA-Agusan
del Norte)
DepEd Butuan to celebrate AD/HD week
By Cecilia S. Amora
BUTUAN CITY, Oct. 12 (PIA) – The Department of
Education (DepEd) joins the AD/HD Society of the Philippines in celebrating the
2016 National Attention Deficit/Hyperactive Disorder (AD/HD) Awareness Week
from October 16 to 22, 2016.
The theme of the celebration will focus on “Turning
Disability into This Ability.”
The third week of October of every year is declared
as National Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (AD/HD) Awareness Week in
the country.
The celebration aims to increase public awareness
on the effects of the characteristics and social issues faced by people with
AD/HD; promote understanding and acceptance of people with AD/HD; and campaign
for equal rights and access to basic services such as education, health and
development which are often denied to persons with disability.
In Butuan City, DepEd encourages the Special
Education (SPEd) Centers and other schools offering program for children with
AD/HD in the forefront to participate in the said celebration. (DepEd Butuan
City Division/PIA-Agusan del Norte)
Cebuano News: Provincial ug municipal officials
dialogue gihimo sa probinsya
Ni Mary Jul Escalante
DAKBAYAN SA SURIGAO, Surigao del Norte, Okt. 12
(PIA) - Gipangunahan ni Gobernador Sol F. Matugas ang pinakaunang Provincial
and Municipal Officials Meeting/Dialogue sulod sa ika-100 nga adlaw nga
panerbisyo sa iyang pinakaulahing termino niadtong Oktubre 7, 2016 didto sa PGO
Convention Hall, ning dakbayan.
Sa mensahe sa gobernador ngadto sa tanang mga
mayores sa nagkalain-laing mga kalungsoran iyang gipasabot ang pagpadayon sa
pagpalambo sa ilang mga lungsod pinaagi sa pag-sunod sa mga tumong ug tinguha
sa HEALS PLUS Program.
Gipahinumdom usab sa gobernador ngadto sa mga
mayores nga ang gobyernong probinsya andam motabang alang sa tanang katawhan
labi sa nanginahanglan.
Ang gobernador mipasabot nga kinahanglan ila usab
isubay ang ilang mga bag-ong proyekto sa mga plano sa bag-ong administrasyon ni
President Duterte hilabi na ang pag-sulbad sa problema sa druga.
Atol sa maong okasyon mitaho usab ang matag
department heads sama sa Provincial Health Office, Agriculture, Social Services
Office, Engineering, PPDO ug uban pa sa ilang mga proyekto nga gilunsad sa
probinsya alang sa pagtabang sa matag tagsa-tagsa ka mga munisipyo.
Gibutyag usab sa mga department heads ang mga
proyekto kun diin matabangan gayud ang mga katawhan sa kada lungsod pareho sa
mga paagi sa pagsugpo sa illegal na druga, pagtabang sa mga nahimong biktima sa
druga, pagpanambal, programa sa mga kabatan-unan, ug uban pa. (PGO-PIC/PIA-Surigao
del Norte)
