DepEd Surigao Sur celebrates 56th anniv
By Nida Grace P. Barcena
TANDAG CITY, Surigao del Sur, Dec. 27 (PIA) – The
Department of Education (DepEd) Surigao del Sur Division celebrated recently
its 56th Anniversary with the theme, "Soaring High with Leaders of Vision
and Excellence in 56th Years and Beyond."
The celebration was highlighted with the State of
the Division Address wherein several accomplishments and achievements were
enumerated.
Supt. Marilou Dedumo said several projects were
implemented like the improvement of school building facilities intended for the
Junior and Senior High Schools, hiring of new teachers and promotion of around
400 personnel.
Dedumo also thanked the provincial government
officials led by Governor Vicente Pimentel, as well as Congressmen Johnny
Pimentel and Prospero Pichay for alloting a total of P19M worth of financial
support.
Part of the celebration is the awarding and recogniton
of the outstanding teachers and schools and partner stakeholders. Other
activities were the search for Miss Educator 2016 and raffle draw to all DepEd
personnel. (PIA-Surigao del Sur)
Former rebels in AgSur receive cash assistance anew
PROSPERIDAD, Agusan del Sur, Dec. 27 (PIA) – Some
13 Former Rebels (FRs) enrolled in the Comprehensive Local Integration Program
(CLIP) of the government received their Livelihood Assistance and Immediate
Cash Assistance amounting to P50,000 and P15,000, respectively held recently at
the Provincial Social Welfare and Development Office, Provincial Capitol,
Patin-ay, this municipality.
Vice Governor Samuel Tortor who was assisted by
DILG Provincial Director Arlene Anne Sanchez, PSWDO Razel Montemor, and 26IB
Commanding Officer LTC Rommel Pagayon personally handed over the cash
assistance with a total amount of P65,000 for each beneficiary. Two of them who
surrendered an extra M16 and a Garand rifle, aside from their own rifles, also
received additional 90,000 cash as additional firearms remuneration.
The surrender of the former NPAs was made possible
by the 26th Infantry Battalion (26IB), 3rd Special Forces Battalion and 401st
Brigade with the Agusan Sur PNP Provincial Office.
At present, there are more than 300 FRs in the
province who have benefited from the CLIP and have started a new life with
their love ones. They are calling their
former NPAs comrades to go down with their firearms so that they will have
something to start with and prove to themselves that they were treated well by
the soldiers who were in fact too accommodating and helpful to them.
“This is an opportunity for them to go back to
their families and start a new life. The province has a program to complement
what is due them from the CLIP and the Army will also help,” said 401st Brigade
Commander Col. Cristobal Zaragoza. (401st Brigade, Phil. Army/PIA-Agusan del
Sur)
401st Brigade celebrates AFP day with gift-giving
PROSPERIDAD, Agusan del Sur, Dec. 27 (PIA) – To
highlight the Armed Forces of the Philippines’ (AFP's) 81st Anniversary, some
50 Indigenous Peoples (IP) households and 150 children from selected IP
communities in the barangays of San Jose, Puting Buhangin and Awa of this
municipality were recently treated by the Army’s 401st Brigade to a simple
Gift-giving Christmas activity.
A bundle of gift of assorted goods and rice was
distributed to each of the households while they were being entertained with
Christmas carols rendered by the 401st Brigade Band led by Capt. Jasper
Gacayan. The soldiers were joyfully
welcomed and cheered by the populace as they sung together with the band.
“The mission of your Brigade is to bring peace and
joy to everyone,” said 401st Brigade Commader Col. Cristobal Zaragoza.
The goods were part of the proceeds of the caroling
done by the combo during this yuletide season. (401st Brigade, PA/PIA-Agusan
del Sur)
DAR Surigao Norte conducts consultative meeting
By Daryll M. Tumbaga
SURIGAO CITY, Surigao del Norte, Dec. 27 (PIA) -
The provincial office of the Department of Agrarian Reform in Surigao del Norte
(DAR-SDN) conducted a one-day consultative meeting with coconut farmers through
its assisted agrarian reform beneficiaries organizations (ARBOs) on December 8,
2016 at the Claver Women’s Center in Claver town.
The meeting focused solely on the economic benefits
and interests that coconut farmers can avail from the Project Convergence on
Value Chain Enhancement for Rural Growth and Empowerment (Project CONVERGE), a
joint endeavor of the DAR and International Fund for Agricultural Development.
IFAD consultant Ton Mercader facilitated the said
consultation meeting and at the same time presented to the group the
feasibility study on coco coir product processing.
The said meeting was participated by the
DAR-assisted ARBOs that included Claver Coconut Farmers Multi-purpose
Cooperative (CLACOFARMCO) of Daywan, Claver; San Isidro Multi-purpose
Cooperative of San Isidro, Gigaquit; Cabugao First Farmers Agra Consumers
Cooperative of Cabugao, Bacuag; and Mabini United Farmers’ Cooperative of
Mabini, Placer.
Present also were the coco farmer-members of Pautao
Coconut Farmers Association of Brgy. Pautao, Bacuag and San Antonio Women’s
Association of Brgy. San Antonio, Gigaquit.
The said ARBOs represented the municipalities that
comprise the CLAGIBAPLA (Claver-Gigaquit-Bacuag-Placer) clustered Agrarian
Reform Communities.
According to Elmo Espinosa, manager of CLACOFARMCO,
“being the lead ARBO, we are very happy and elated with the coming of Project
CONVERGE in our area. It is a very big project and opportunity for the farmers
in CLAGIBAPLA.”
“It will be a very big help to the farmers because
of the direct additional income that it can generate that will at least help
uplift the economic status of our coco farmers,” he added. (DAR-SDN/PIA-Surigao
del Norte)
