Caraga gender, development council strategizes for
full utilization of GAD fund
By Venus L. Garcia
BUTUAN CITY, Mar. 3 (PIA) – For a more enhanced and
effective implementation of programs through appropriate utilization of gender
and development fund, the Caraga Regional Gender and Development Council
(RGADC) sub-committees have identified specific objectives, activities and
budgetary requirements that would address the issues on gender and poverty,
violence against women and children (VAWC), gender and health and environment.
During the 90th Caraga Regional Development Full
Council Meeting held on Thursday, here, RGADC chairperson and Commission on
Human Rights (CHR) Caraga regional director Atty. Jerefe Tubigon-Bacang
disclosed before the body its 2017 work and financial plans, underlining the
institutionalization of GAD and gender and governance.
“In terms of uses of GAD fund, it appears that much
can still be done and achieved if we entirely put to use it. By identifying
several issues, we found out that only 64 percent of provinces and 40 percent
of cities have GAD code; only few women have an access to women-economic
opportunities; there’s a low level of awareness of VAWC; and even crisis of
masculinity and prevalence of human immunodeficiency virus infection and
acquired immune deficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS) require for more attention and
action,” reckoned Bacang.
These concerns propelled the council to figure out
specific undertakings such as conduct of orientation/reorientation
seminar-workshop on gender and sensitivity, information caravan on gender and
development, formulation of GAD code during Sanggunian sessions, creation of
technical working group (TWG) that will provide technical assistance to local
government units in drafting their GAD code, conduct of women’s summit,
creation of compendium of income generating opportunities of all member
agencies, enhanced information dissemination, partnership with non-government
organization (NGO), livelihood assistance to female inmates/VAWC victims, monitoring
of functionality of barangay VAWC desks, tap Commission on Population to
conduct seminar on “Kalalakihang Tumutugon sa Responsibilidad at Obligasyon sa
Pamilya (KATROPA)”, motivating voluntary counseling and testing, parent
education seminar through general parents and teachers association (GPTA).
“Certainly, we would also continue our regular GAD
activities and meetings. In fact, we stay active in participating for the
yearly observance of the Women's Month Celebration wherein several lined-up activities
will be joined not only by women but with men as well,” enunciated Bacang.
(VLG/PIA-Caraga)
DTI Agusan Norte issues investment scam advisory
By Nora C. Lanuza Molde
BUTUAN CITY, Mar. 3 (PIA) – The Department of Trade
and Industry (DTI) Agusan del Norte
Provincial Office has released an advisory on the investment scam that
circulates and victimizing people.
According to DTI provincial director Gay A.
Tidalgo, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has received verified
reports that there are companies who were not authorized to solicit investments
operating in the different areas of the country.
These companies include SUREADZ/SUREADZ. J.I. Joe
Marketing, 7 Seals Trading and FAZCOIN Marketing Services. Reportedly, they are
engaged in illegal solicitation of investment by enticing the public to invest
in its Revenue Profit Shares/Revenue Shares Investment and Hybrid Marketing
Compensation Plan for a minimum amount of P1,000 or up to P1 million.
Per SEC verification, the said companies are not
authorized to solicit investments from the public, as these entities did not
secure prior registration and/or license or permit to solicit investments from
the Commission as required under Section 8.1 of the Securities and Regulation
Code.
The said companies promises a 100 percent
return/profit upon maturity date or expiration of term of either 60-day term,
45-day term or 30-day term as preferred by the investor plus 10 percent
commissions at the end of the term.
Tidalgo advises the public to stop investing and
recruiting other people to invest money into such scheme and to take necessary
precautions in dealing with the above-named entities and their representatives.
Tidalgo further said that those who invite or
recruit other people to join or invest in this venture or other investment
contracts or securities to the public might be held criminally liable or
accordingly sanctioned or penalized.
For more information, you may call SEC Cagayan de
Oro Extension Office at telephone numbers (088) 857 4235 or 857 7225 or DTI
Agusan del Norte Provincial Office at (085) 341 5521. (NCLM/PIA-Agusan del
Norte)
92 PWDs benefit auxiliary devices in SurSur town
By Nida Grace P. Barcena
CARRASCAL, Surigao del Sur, Mar. 3 (PIA) – Some 92
members of Carrascal Association of Persons-with-Disabilities (CARPWD) coming
from the 14 barangays of Carrascal town benefited the auxiliary devices during
the recent turn-over ceremony here.
The said project costs around P650,000 under the
Bottom-Up Budgeting of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD)
with counterpart fund from the local government unit.
The provision of the Auxiliary Social Services for
PWDs project aims to provide assistive devices appropriate to the physical
needs of the PWDs and to make easier for them to undertake daily activities.
The auxiliary devices are composed of the following
items: 51 telescopic mini canes, five crutches for adults, 26 wheelchairs for
general use/standard for adults, six wheelchairs for children and four
prosthetic legs. (PIA-Surigao del Sur)
KaagapMuCo, producer of Coco-Geonets: DTI Agusan
Sur’s Coffee Table Book Entry
PROSPERIDAD, Agusan del Sur, Mar. 3 - From a small
group of 16 doing whole nut and copra buying to 158 workers involved in various
coconut value-adding activities at present – this is how Maximino N. Robles,
Jr., General Manager summed up the journey of Kaagap Multi-Purpose Cooperative
(KaagapMuCo).
It now produces 11 products, namely - coco flour,
vinegar, coco honey, Virgin Coconut Oil (VCO), charcoal brickets, organic
fertilizer (granules), organic fertilizer (liquid), coco peat, coco hanks, coco
logs and coco geonets.
“The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI)’s
shared service facility (SSF) for coco coir processing doubled or even tripled
our production capacity in barangay Hubang, San Francisco, Agusan del Sur. As
of today, we have an average production of 1,000 geonets per month to be
supplied to 22 markets in the region,” Robles shared.
KaagapMuCo’s coco coir business earned for the
group major awards and citations at the provincial, regional and national level
for the years 2014 to 2016. Its
remarkable performance was also hailed not only for the financial returns to
its members but also for contribution to the creation of jobs and poverty alleviation
among members in the communities where the group is operating. The cooperative
has also become a destination for study missions and technology benchmarking
for coco-coir processing with visitors coming from the other provinces within
and outside the region.
The information Robles provided will be inputted to
the upcoming publication which shall be circulated soon to target offices and
market promotion channels. (DTI-Agusan
del Sur/PIA-Agusan del Sur)
Negosyo Center in AgSur goes mobile, trains SLP
PROSPERIDAD, Agusan del Sur, Mar. 3 - In
partnership with the local government unit of Prosperidad, this province, the
Negosyo Center (NC) Provincial Hub here has handled an off-site business
training for beneficiaries of the Sustainable Livelihood Program (SLP) of
Barangay San Joaquin in Prosperidad early this month.
The training on Store Management and Warehousing
was conducted to prepare beneficiaries of the Department of Social Welfare and
Development (DSWD) who will soon be establishing a retailing business in the
area under the guidance of LGU-Prosperidad’s Municipal Welfare Office headed by
Monina Tanjay. NC-Agusan del Sur used the module on Business Expense and
Savings Training (BEST) to help participants understand the basics of
entrepreneurship, marketing, budgeting and understanding the value of savings.
“The training is significant for the beneficiaries
to know techniques from business experts.
I’m looking forward for the positive results of this activity, through
high sales performance and possible business expansion in the future,” said
Kagawad Delfin D. Columbrillo of Barangay San Joaquin representing Chairman
Michael NuΓ±eza.
“We’ve learned a lot from this training and we want
to learn more,” expressed Emelyn Oret, president of the SLP Association of San
Joaquin during the feedback/open forum session. (DTI-Agusan del Sur/PIA-Agusan
del Sur)
Tagalog news: COMELEC chair Juan Andres Bautista
bumisita sa lungsod ng Butuan; kinonsulta ang mga stakeholders kung papaano mas
mapabuti pa ang serbisyo ng komisyon
Ni Jennifer P. Gaitano
LUNGSOD NG BUTUAN, Marso 3 (PIA) - Upang masigurong
maayos at mapayapa ang barangay at Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) elections ngayong
taon, dumating kamakailan si Commission on Elections (COMELEC) chair Juan Andres
Bautista sa lungsod para sa isang forum kasama ang mga election officers,
studyante, guro, media at representante ng ibat-ibang ahensya ng gobyerno sa
rehiyon.
Ayon ay chairman Bautista, pangunahing pakay sa
kanyang pagbisita sa lunsod ay ang marinig ang boses ng ibat-ibang sektor at
sila’y mabigyang linaw sa mga mga issues and concerns na kinakaharap ng
komisyon sa ngayon, laung-lalo na’t papalapit na ang eleksyon sa darating na
oktubre ngayon taon.
Dagdag naman ni COMELEC Caraga regional election
director Atty. Francisco Pobe, ang pagbisita ni COMELEC chair Bautista sa
rehiyon ng Caraga ay parte ng kanilang ginagawang consultative conference sa
iba-ibang sektor at isa umano itong paraan ng pagpapaigting ng kanilang
kampanya na magkaroon ng isang transparent at credible elections.
Patuloy rin umano ang kanilang ginagawang satellite
registration sa ibat-ibang barangay upang mabigyan ng pagkakataon ang mga
residente na makaparehistro nang hindi sila naabala sa gastos ng pamasahe sa
pagpunta sa city COMELEC office.
Samantala, ipinahayag naman ni Justine Calderon,
isang first year student sa kursong Bachelor of Science in Accounting
Technology ng Father Saturnino Urios University (FSUU) sa Butuan City na mas
naunawaan na niya ang mga usapin sa eleksyon at lubos ang kanyang pasasalamat
kay COMELEC chair Bautista sa pagbigay linaw sa mga katanungan ng mga
studyante. (JPG/PIA-Caraga)
