NYC chair to meet IP youth in Caraga region
By Venus L. Garcia
BUTUAN CITY, Dec. 12 (PIA) – As the new National
Youth Commission (NYC) chairperson and chief executive officer, and in support
to the social agenda of President Rodrigo Duterte’s administration of bringing
the government to the grassroots, Undersecretary Cariza Seguerra will be visiting
places in Mindanao, specifically in Caraga region slated on December 12-13,
2016, to reach out the young Caraganons through consultations and to listen to
their concerns and suggestions in achieving the agency’s mandate.
“It is necessary that the youth’s voice be heard,
particularly the indigenous people (IP) and Moro youth so that youth
development policies and programs are appropriately formulated and immediately
addressed,” underscored Usec. Seguerra.
The consultative visit dubbed ‘Konsultahang Kabataan’
aims to gather and identify issues and concerns directly and indirectly
affecting the youth in their respective communities which will be part of the
Filipino Youth Development Agenda anchored on the Social Development Agenda of
the present administration.
Apart from Usec. Seguerra’s visit in Butuan City,
Agusan del Norte and Surigao del Norte (Lumad areas in Mindanao), all in Caraga
region, she is also expected to interface with the youth in the Moro areas in
Mindanao on December 19-23, 2016 and in Cordillera region and Aeta areas on
December 26-29, 2016.
The NYC is mandated to craft a national blueprint
of youth development that is geared towards addressing the challenges that the
youth encountered. This important responsibility of NYC is highlighted by the
fact that the Phiippines is a young country where the youth, aged 15-30 years
old, comprises 28 percent of the total population of 93.34M per National
Statistics Office (NSO) 2010 data. (VLG/PIA-Caraga)
DTI holds LIIC briefing to Surigao Norte town
By Susil D. Ragas
SURIGAO CITY, Surigao del Norte, Dec. 12 (PIA) –
The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) recently conducted a briefing on the
formulation of the Local Investments and Incentives Code (LIIC) to the local
government unit of Sison held at the town's session hall.
Sison Mayor Karissa R. Fetalvero-Paronia said they
have prioritized the crafting of the said investments and incentives code in
order to attract private sector investments in the municipality that will
hopefully create more employment opportunities.
Rodrigo R. Matabaran of DTI Surigao del Norte
discussed during the briefing the objectives, benefits and processes of
investment promotion, the legal basis as well as the basic framework in the
formulation of the LIIC using the template being provided by the Board of
Investments.
He emphasized that coming up with an investments
and incentives code is one important thing to indicate the business friendly
policy of the local government unit.
Matabaran, however stressed that the most crucial
is the actual ground implementation of the vital provisions like the
operationalization of an investment promotion office that will execute various
investment promotion programs, projects and activities of the municipality
among others.
It was agreed during the briefing that the Ways and
Means Committee of the Sangguniang Bayan wil look into some important
provisions of the draft biodiversity streamlined investment code which also is
a required deliverables of the Biodiversity Partnership Project implemented by
the Lake Mainit Development Alliance.
“They have to see to it that the LIIC has to be
consistent with the economic development direction of the municipality as
reflected in their Municipal Comprehensive Development Plan and the Municipal
Comprehensive Land Use Plan,” said Matabaran. (DTI-SDN/PIA-Surigao del Norte)
10 AgSur ARBOs gather for CONVERGE project
consultation
By Rechel D. Besonia
SAN FRANCISCO, Agusan del Sur, Dec. 12 (PIA) – A
total of 10 Agrarian Reform Beneficiaries Organization (ARBO) within the
VETREBUNS ARC Cluster comprising the municipalities of Veruela, Trento, Bunawan
and Sta. Josefa, all from this province attended the Farmers Consultation for
Convergence on Value Chain Enhancement for Growth and Empowerment (CONVERGE)
Project held recently at the HGC Tourist Inn here.
“I would like to thank the presence of different
ARBOs for giving time to attend this activity. We are lucky that our province
was also chosen as one of the recipient of this project. I hope that we will be
able to successfully implement the program,” PARPO II Leoncio C. Bautista said
during his message.
The Project ConVERGE is a rural development project
that seeks to increase the income and productivity of farmers in Western,
Northern Mindanao and CARAGA Region. It aims to reduce poverty incidence and
the vulnerability of farmers through crop diversification and processing of raw
materials to increase farm income, productivity and competitiveness of farmers.
The activity was attended by Jon Mercader, a
consultant from International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), a
specialized agency of the United Nations dedicated to eradicate rural poverty
in developing countries.
“ConVERGE project aims to promote sustainable
livelihood activities based on key commodities of Mindanao regions such as
rice, rubber, coffee and cassava.” Mercader said. (DAR-Agusan del
Sur/PIA-Agusan del Sur)
Cebuano News: AgNor mopirma og Deed of Donation
tali GIZ COSERAM
Ni Aimee B. Sienes-Sajor
BUTUAN CITY, Dis. 12 (PIA) - Makadawat ang
probinsya sa Agusan del Norte og 12 ka unit ka brand new nga GPS Oregon 650 ug
duha ka unit Toshiba TECRA CSO-8108E laptop gikan sa GIZ Conflict Sensitive
Resource and Asset Management (COSERAM) Program alang sa implementasyon sa
proyekto nga Enhancing the Capacities of the Provincial, City and Municipal
Planning Teams and Conflict Sensitive Resource Management in the Province.
Gihatagan og otoridad bag-ohay pa lamang sa
Sangguniang Panlalalwigan sa Agusan del Norte si Provincial Governor Ma.
Angelica Rosedell M. Amante-Matba aron sa pagpirma sa Deed of Donation tali sa
probinsya ug sa GIZ COSERAM alang sa maong paghatag sa GPS ug laptops pinaagi
sa Sanggunian Resolution No. 046-2016, nga gipangamahanan ni Provincial Board
Member Aquino W. Gambe.
Ang maong Deed of Donation kinahanglanon kini isip
basehan sa donor, ang GIZ COSERAM, nga epektibong mabalhin ang maong mga GPS ug
laptop ngadto sa probinsya alang sa planning ug mga programa sa probinsya, mga
munisipyo ug syudad sa lalawigan. (LGU-Agusan del Norte/PIA-Agusan del Norte)
Cebuano News: Agusan del Norte mananaog sa Annual
National Quality Corn Achievers Award
Ni Ricellen B. Retiquez
BUTUAN CITY, Dis. 12 (PIA) - Gideklara nga 'hall of
famer' ang Agusan del Norte sa corn production tungod sa tulo ka tuig ang
lalawigan nahimong provincial awardee sa Annual National Quality Corn Achievers
Award.
Karong tuiga, ang ika 12th Philippine National Corn
Congress gihimo niadtong Nobyembre 15-18, 2016 didto sa The Farm @ Carpenter
Hill, Koronadal City, South Cotabato, nga nagdala sa tema nga “Sulong Maisan; Sapat na Pagkain ng Bayan.“
Upat ka laing probinsya nakadawat sa samang pasidungong sama sa: Pangasinan,
Ilocos Sur (Rehiyon 1), Nueva Vizcaya (Rehiyon 2) ug Zamboanga (Rehiyon 9).
Personal nga gidawat sa inahan sa lalawigan,
Gobernador Ma. Angelica Rosedell Amante –Matba, ang ganti uban ni Bise
Gobernador Ramon AG. Bungabong og Sangguniang Panlalawigan Members Elizabeth
Marie R. Calo, Lucia E. Jundis, Dick Victor B. Carmona, Virgilio R. EscasiΓ±as
Jr. ug Benjamin D. Lim. Gidawat nila ang plake ug kantidad nga lima ka milyon
ka pesos isip ganti sa maong pasidungong.
Sa samang higayon, gidawat ni Alvin P. Aclan ang
plake ug kantidad nga 60 mil pesos isip Outstanding Provincial Agriculturist sa
nasod ug ni Oscar S. Tuyor ang plake ug kantidad nga 50 mil pesos isip
Outstanding Provincial Corn Coordinator sa nasod.
Atol sa maong programa gipasundayag ang success
stories kalabot sa 4th NQCAA’s, diin apil niini ang video kuha sa Baranggay EG
Montilla ug Pinaanan pulos sakop sa lungsod sa Las Nieves nga maoy pilot area
sa corn production sa lalawigan. (LGU-Agusan del Norte/PIA-Agusan del Norte)
