Caraga
women more courageous, empowered - NEDA 13 chief
By
Jennifer P. Gaitano
BUTUAN
CITY, Mar. 1 (PIA) – “Women of today are becoming courageous and empowered, as
majority of the women in the region already know how to fight for their rights,
and the number of women leaders are increasing, and are involved in elective
posts.”
This
was the statement of regional director Mylah Faye Aurora Carino of the National
Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) Caraga in the press conference on
2017 Women’s Month celebration held recently at their regional office here,
along with other member agencies of the Regional Gender and Development
Committee (RGADC) under the Regional Development Council (RDC).
Carino
also emphasized that women in the country are better educated. She added that
in Caraga, women organizations in the different barangays are also striving
hard to learn more and be able to enhance their knowledge and skills, as more
of them are getting involved in entrepreneurship and even in politics.
The
good director also expressed her optimism that more women will be able to stand
independently with dignity in their respective field of work, career, business
endeavors.
Carino
further encouraged everyone to support the women and make change work for women.
(JPG/PIA-Caraga)
COMELEC
chair to visit Caraga region
By
Regal C. Oribia
BUTUAN
CITY, Mar. 1 (PIA) – The Commission on Elections (COMELEC) Chairman Juan Andres
D. Bautista will be visiting Caraga region on March 2-3, 2017 as part of his
monitoring and consultative interaction with stakeholders in preparation for
the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) elections come October 23, this
year.
On
Thursday, March 2, Bautista will hold a consultative conference with the
COMELEC personnel of Agusan del Norte, Agusan del Sur and Surigao del Sur at
Almont Inland Hotel, this city. He will also conduct an actual observation in
the satellite registration in barangay Pangabugan at 9:30 a.m.
Also,
a forum with election stakeholders will be held at 10:00 a.m at the Audio
Visual Room of Father Saturnino Urios University (FSUU) main building, here.
A
consultative conference will also be held on March 3 with the COMELEC personnel
of Surigao del Norte and Dinagat Islands provinces for the preparation of
barangay SK elections. (VLG/RCO/PIA-Caraga)
PCA
grants P110K to IP farmers in Carrascal town
By
Nida Grace P. Barcena
TANDAG
CITY, Surigao del Sur, Mar. 1 (PIA) – The Philippine Coconut Authority (PCA)
Surigao del Sur Provincial office has turned over P110,000 under the Indigenous
People Outreach Program (IPOP) to the IP farmers in Carrascal town.
The
said activity is part of the program implementation where PCA will compensate
the IP coco farmers with coco seedlings.
PCA
Surigao del Sur Provincial Manager George Rasonabe said that part of the
project is to encourage the IP coco farmers to plant and establish a nursery in
their identified areas.
During
the turnover ceremony, Carrascal Mayor Vicente H. Pimentel III and Municipal
Agriculturist Japhet Sugian formally received the check with the presence of
the IPOP members, which are mainly from Brgy. Pantukan in Carrascal.
(PIA-Surigao del Sur)
Negosyo
Center in AgSur town does business strategizing
SAN
FRANCISCO, Agusan del Sur, Mar. 1 (PIA) – The Negosyo Center (NC) in San
Francisco, this province has been doing business strategizing to further
enhance the business skills of women leaders from the different barangay women
associations here.
Guidance
in planning, how to increase income, maximize utilization of shared service
facility (SSF) and give more salaries to workers are just some of the needs
expressed by the Women’s Association of San Francisco Agusan del Sur, Inc.
(WASFADSI), a beneficiary of an SSF on catering funded under the Bottom-Up-Budgeting
(BuB) program coursed through the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI).
Facilitated
by Cora de le Pena, NC - San Francisco Center Manager, the association was able
to formulate a detailed business model canvas and revenue plan for 2017. The
resource person also shared her inputs on financial literacy to address
participants’ questions regarding savings and debts. (DTI-Agusan del
Sur/PIA-Agusan del Sur)
Bayugan
Negosyo Center conducts entrepreneurial awareness among sari-sari store owners
PROSPERIDAD,
Agusan del Sur, Mar. 1 (PIA) – The Negosyo Center (NC) in Bayugan City has
opened its doors to some of the city’s sari-sari store (small convenience
stores) owner to discuss entrepreneurship.
They were also briefed on the benefits and requirements on the Barangay
Micro Business Enterprise Registration (BMBE).
BMBE
qualified registrants – i.e, those with less than P3 million assets and issued
a certificate of authority by the Department of Trade and Industry may avail of
incentives such as income tax holiday and exemption from the minimum wage law
requirements. These can be availed upon application with the Bureau of Internal
Revenue and the Department of Labor and Employment, respectively.
The
seminar had the group discussing on the basic skills of an entrepreneur and on
how to enhance their competencies and attitude in handling their businesses.
The
sari-sari store owners shared their experiences and thanked the facilitator for
their new learnings. They said that they now realize and understand that an
entrepreneur must have competencies to become successful, must have a plan, be
conscious on savings and spending and must continue to acquire skills in
retaining and reaching more customers. (DTI-Agusan del Sur/PIA-Agusan del Sur)
DOE
sees LPG price rollback, shares safety tips
BUTUAN
CITY, Mar. 1 (PIA) - With the downtrend in the international contract price for
liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), the Department of Energy-Oil Industry Management
Bureau (DOE-OIMB) has announced a possible rollback in the price of an
11-kilogram LPG cylinder by about P4.
Energy
Secretary Alfonso G. Cusi said that based on the DOE-OIMB's international price
monitoring, the contract price for March amounts to $564 per metric ton (MT)
which is $9 lower than the contract price in February of $573/MT.
He
added that the rollback of $9/MT could translate to a P0.36/kg; hence a
possible P4 reduction per 11kg LPG cylinder.
Cusi
urged the buying public to always check every LPG cylinder to ensure that it is
of the right quantity and quality.
“Aside
from determining the right price, I encourage the public to also look closely
at the quantity of the LPG cylinder by assuring that it is the correct and
accurate weight. The quality of the tank should also be taken into consideration
especially if it poses certain safety risks,” Cusi recommended.
To
know if your LPG-filled cylinder is of the right quality and safe to use, the
DOE has issued the following guidelines:
1.
Buy LPG cylinders with proper markings (brand name, tare weight, etc.) from
authorized outlets only;
2.
Check the LPG cylinder for excessive rustiness and dents;
3.
Ensure that the collar and footring are smooth and properly-welded and
4.
Ensure that the LPG seal is intact and firmly affixed to the valve.
Cusi
also asked the public to take extra precautions especially since March is Fire
Prevention Month.
“Paalala
po sa ating mga Nanay at mga kusinero para sa maingat na paggamit ng LPG. Sa
pagpasok ng summer season, tumataas ang insidente ng sunog. Kaya po, we
encourage the public to regularly check if there is a leak in their LPG
cylinders, to store it in areas with sufficient ventilation, to keep it away
from electrical switches and outlets and to ensure that it is always in an
upright position,” Cusi advised.
“We
do not want to see our people suffer from fire caused by the misguided use of
LPG,” Cusi concluded. (DOE/PIA-Caraga)
Tagalog
News: Isang sundalo sugatan sa engkwentro sa Surigao del Norte
Ni Regal C. Oribia
LUNGSOD
NG BUTUAN, Marso 1 (PIA) – Isang sundalo at sibilyan ang sugatan matapos
makaengkwentro ang rebeldeng New Peoples' Army (NPA) kamakailan lang sa Tinago,
Malimono, Surigao del Norte.
May
dala umanong improvised explosive device (IED) ang mga NPA na kung saan ay
siyang dahilan ng pagkasugat ni 2Lt Daniel F. De Guzman ng 30IB, Philippine
Army. Ayon pa sa report, nakaharap umano ng mga sundalo ang mga rebelde matapos
humingi ng tulong ang isang sibilyan sa nasabing lugar dahil sa ginawang
panggugulo at pangingikil ng mga rebelde sa mga tao sa lugar.
Ayon
kay Lt. Col. Rico Amaro, commanding officer ng 30IB, isa na naman itong
paglabag sa Comprehensive Agreement on Respect to Human Rights and
International Humanitarian Law (CARHRIHL) ang ginawa ng mga rebelde. Ipinagbabawal sa CARHRIHL ang pagamit ng mga
sumasabog na bagay sa paligid o sa loob ng komunidad na nagdudulot ng
kapahamakan sa mga tao.
Dagdag
pa Amaro, ipagpapatuloy umano nila ang operasyon sa paghuli sa mga terorista at
sa mga illegal na gawain na maaring ikapapahamak ng komunidad. Nangako rin si Amaro na hindi lang sa lugar
ng Malimono sila magmamatyag at magbabantay pati na rin sa buong probinsya ng
Surigao del Norte. (RCO/PIA-Caraga)
