POPCOM, CHR heighten advocacy on RPRH for men
By May Ann O. Escobal
BUTUAN CITY, Apr. 7 (PIA) - About 100 men from
various Regional Line Agencies (RLAs) actively participated in the Kalalakihang
Tumutugon sa Responsibilidad at Obligasyon sa Pamilya or KATROPA session held
recently here by the Commission on Population (POPCOM) - Caraga in partnership
with the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) - Caraga.
POPCOM Caraga Regional Director Alexander A.
Makinano highlighted the significance of this activity for it equipped these
men with necessary knowledge and skills on maternal and child health in order
for them to become more personally effective in making decisions about their
and their family’s health, personal development, and other related issues and
concerns.
The good director also pointed-out that if males
are involved in discussions and activities on maternal health and responsible
parenting, they could become advocates who could push for needed policies and
programs in their respective communities.
POPCOM believes that mobilizing men collectively
for maternal health and responsible parenthood can make pregnancy and child
birth a joyous moment for women as well as their male partners, instead of
being situations where women have to risk their lives from the risk of
pregnancy and child birth.
On her part, CHR Caraga Regional Director Atty.
Jerefe D. Tubigon-Bacang said that KATROPA session is another tool in their
continuing effort in reducing domestic violence, particularly those affecting
women.
The KATROPA session ended with a community group
singing. All participants sang the song entitled “The Wonder of You,” dedicated
to the women of their lives. (POPCOM-Caraga/PIA-Caraga)
Agusan Norte rural women get livelihood training
By Gil E. Miranda
BUTUAN CITY, Apr. 7 (PIA) - In line with the
celebration of National Women’s Month in March, the Provincial Agrarian Reform
Office in Agusan del Norte conducted two sessions of seminars on Rural Women
Enhancement and Entrepreneurial Skills Training held last March 30-31, 2017
here.
The seminar was attended by at least 40 rural women
Agrarian Reform Beneficiaries (ARBs) who are members of 15 Agrarian Reform
Beneficiaries Organizations (ARBOs) from different agrarian reform communities
in the province.
According to CARPO Judith M. Domingo, the agency
remains committed to assist the rural women ARBs to increase their income not
only in crop production but also to become a small-business owner and
entrepreneur at the community level.
Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) training
coordinator Luningning Buque-Ycoy said the agency is looking into the
challenges facing every rural women agrarian reform beneficiaries.
“The DAR looks beyond to improve the lives of the
rural women farmer-beneficiaries through livelihood trainings," Ycoy
added.
“Large number of agrarian reform beneficiaries in
the province are women and some of them are dependent from the land they
tilled. It is an approach to enhance the capacity of the rural women’s economic
activities and income to provide a living for their family,” Ycoy added.
The participants appreciated the agency’s wonderful
initiative that has a great potential to augment the incomes of household rural
women in their community. (DAR-Agusan del Norte/PIA-Agusan del Norte)
Lady
legislators vow to support RH
By
Angie B. Antonio
BUTUAN
CITY, Apr. 7 (PIA) - The Lady Local Legislators’ League of the Philippines
(Four-L Philippines) vowed to support
the full implementation of Republic Act 10354, through the signing of a
pledge of commitment, during the recent Regional Summit.
The
Four-L, newly-organized in Caraga Region by their national officers, pledged to strongly support the
administration of President Rodrigo R. Duterte in implementing responsible
efforts to resolve the population issues in a way that respects gender
dimensions, cultural identity, values and tradition.
As
part of their commitment, they promised to remove all remaining barriers that
inhibit access to family planning services, information and education, as well
as to help support the provision of reproductive health and family planning
services as widely as possible.
The
Lady Legislators further committed their support and take part in collective
action toward the passage into law of
House Bill (HB) 4742, Preventing Teenage Pregnancies and
Institutionalizing Social Protection for Teenage Parents; and HB 4689, Creation
of a Local Population and Development Office in all Provinces, Cities and Municipalities. Thus, they call on the Congress to
immediately enact these measures.
Moreover,
the lady Legislators pledged to work to enact legislation to increase funding
for population and development programs, as appropriate, at the same time,
efficient use of existing resources as is also important and should be pursued
through such measures as decentralization, peoples’ participation, and focus on
poor household.
Present
during the summit is the Masbate Vice-Governor,
Hon. Jo Kristine C. Revil, being the incumbent national president of the
Four-L Philippines, Atty. Katherine C. Agapay, Vice-Governor of the province of Laguna and Four-L National
Executive Vice-President, who at the same time reactors during the summit. Other national officers of the Four-L Phils.,
from the three island groups of the country also witnessed the event. All lady
local legislators of the five provinces and six cities of the region were
represented and organized by chapter.
Hon.
Mayor Vicente C. Lagnada, City Mayor of
Butuan and Hon. Attorney Lawrence Lemuel H. Fortun, Congressman, Butuan City
and Las Nieves were also present to grace the occasion.
POPCOM
Executive Director Juan Antonio A. Perez III was ably represented by the chief
of the Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation Division who presented the concepts
of Population and Development.
Meanwhile,
RD Alexander A. Makinano of Population Commission (POPCOM) Caraga also
presented the RPRH in Local Legislation and pointed-out three adopted Regional
Development Council (RDC) Resolutions in response to the high incidence of
teenage pregnancy in the region.
The
Summit was made possible through the coordination and support of Atty. Rema E. Burdeos, SP Member in Butuan
and Four-L, Phils.-Director for Mindanao. (POPCOM-Caraga/PIA-Caraga)
