Caraga RGADC all set for 2017 Women’s Month
celebration
By Jennifer P. Gaitano
BUTUAN CITY, Feb. 20 (PIA) – The Regional Gender
and Development Council (RGADC) Caraga is all set for this year’s Women’s Month
celebration in March, with various lined-up activities to be participated by
the different sectors in the region.
On March 1, a press conference will be conducted to
be facilitated by the Philippine Information Agency (PIA) Caraga. On the
following day (March 2), all the member-agencies will convene for its Full
Council Meeting.
Said celebration will officially kick-off on March
8 with a Thanksgiving Mass at St. Joseph Cathedral and followed by a motorcade
from Guingona Park going to Agusan del Norte Covered Court.
The opening program along with the signing of
Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) for partnership with Philippine Commission on
Women (PCW) and RGADC, as well as the Women’s Summit (Awarding and Recognition)
will be held at the provincial capitol covered court.
The RGADC members will also hold jail visitation to
women inmates of Butuan City Jail and will benefit from the medical mission,
legal counseling, and feeding and giving of toiletries.
Meanwhile, the culmination activity will be on
March 29 with the conduct of Medium Term Pre-Planning Workshop for RGADC.
(JPG/PIA-Caraga)
PhilHealth celebrates 22nd year, showcases latest
services
By Jennifer P. Gaitano
BUTUAN CITY, Feb. 20 (PIA) – As the Philippine
Health (PhilHealth) Insurance Corporation is celebrating its 22nd year
anniversary, the agency is also promoting its latest products and services for
2017.
PhilHealth Caraga regional vice president Johnny
Sychua bared that in line with the said celebration, they will be convening the
media partners here for a briefing on February 24, 2017 at the Almont Inland
Hotel to showcase their latest products and services, recognize best
implementation and utilization of National health Insurance Corporation (NHIP)
and NHI Fund.
“This activity also aspires to strengthen our
engagement with members of the media as advocates,” Sychua underscored.
Sychua further bared that through Proclamation No.
1400 series of 2007, February of each year is declared as the NHIP month in
recognition of the vital role that the program plays in every Filipino’s life.
(JPG/PIA-Caraga)
Surigao Norte guv wants fair treatment, fast action
for quake victims
By Glenn Platil
BUTUAN CITY, Feb. 20 (PIA) - Surigao del Norte
Governor Sol Matugas on Friday issued a marching order enjoining all agencies
to strictly observe the "no color-coding and no favoritism" policy in
the speedy distribution of relief goods and cash assistance to the victims of
the recent earthquake in the province.
Matugas said the earthquake survivors “are human
beings like us who need full attention and wholehearted care,” noting how the
6.7 magnitude temblor claimed lives and destroyed properties.
She also said that the province needs help from the
national government in terms of rebuilding and rehabilitation works.
Just recently, the entire province was placed under
a state of calamity following the turbulent earthquake that wreaked havoc in
various properties and severely displaced many families. Initial cost of
damages in Surigao City alone were gaged at P161,500,000 in port facilities,
P7,309,532.91 in electric supply and P1,700,000 in water supply.
National roads and bridges were accounted to damage
amounting to P201,820,000 while the provincial government buildings were pegged
at P104,391,000 and the Surigao State College at P162,000,000.
These do not include the other structures who were
severely hit, residential houses, commercial establishments and other schools.
Figures are expected to rise as the days increase in number.
Recorded deaths were Roberto Eludo, JM Ariar, Lito
Wilson, Lorenzo DeguiΓ±o, Roda Taganahan, Wenefreda Bernal, Jenelyn Ebale and
Rommel Tano. They succumbed to blunt trauma, cardiac arrest and cerebral
hemorrhage. These do not cover those who died while being treated at the
medical facilities or those directly sent to the morgue. (LGU-Surigao del
Norte/PIA-Caraga)
