DTI conducts business education seminar cum
consumer forum in Surigao Norte
SURIGAO CITY, Surigao del Norte, Nov. 7 (PIA) – The
Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Surigao del Norte provincial office
conducted a seminar cum consumer forum held recently at the Go Negosyo Center,
Capitol Compound, this city.
The activity aims to provide the participants with
updated information related to the different business models that encouraged
investments from the various sectors of the society as well as the rights of
the consumers to receive exact change from their money.
It also served as the culminating event of the
month-long Consumer Welfare Month celebration.
Topics discussed during the said activity include
unlawful pyramiding, unlawful investments schemes, know your money, and no
short change act.
Invited resource persons were from the Securities
and Exchange Commission - Cagayan de Oro Extension Office and Bangko Sentral ng
Pilipinas - Butuan Extension Office together with the DTI Caraga in-house
lawyer.
The event was participated by the different
business establishments in the city, academe, consumers and members of the
Provincial Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Development Council.
(DTI-Surigao del Norte/PIA-Surigao del Norte)
Dinagat children, youth gather for DRRM-CCA camp
By Jane Gonzales
SAN JOSE, Dinagat Islands, Nov. 7 (PIA) - The
Provincial Disaster Risk and Reduction Management Council (PDRRMC) Dinagat
Islands in partnership with DepEd-Dinagat Islands and Save the Children
Philippines conducted recently a two-day Children and Youth DRRM-Climate Change
Adaptation (CCA) Camp held at the Provincial Guest Center, Capitol Compound,
San Jose, this province.
The activity is anchored on the theme, “Listong
Kabataan Dinagatnon: Tulay sa Ligtas at maunlad na komunidad."
The said event aims to help the children of the
province to become “Listo” (ready) especially in times of emergency and
disaster.
Among the topics discussed during the activity were
overview of Republic Act (RA) 10121 or the Philippine DRRM Act of 2010 and RA
10821 or the Children’s Emergency Relief and Protection Act, the
characteristics of a child, protecting the rights of child, the child’s rights
in DRR-CCA programming, salient features of school-based DRRM, Operation Listo
Program cum Listong Pamilyang Pilipino, leadership in emergencies, orientation
on local council for the Protection of Children, simultaneous organization of
Listong Kabataang Dinagatnon and, organization of DRRM-CCA Teacher
Practitioners. (Dinagat Islands/PIA-Dinagat Islands)
