All systems go for 10th Siargao international game
fishing tourney
By Susil D. Ragas
SURIGAO CITY, Surigao del Norte, Mar. 31 (PIA) -
It’s all systems go for the Siargao International Game Fishing Tournament which
is set on April 6-9, 2017 in Pilar town, Siargao Island.
Now on its 10 years, Provincial Tourism and Culture
Officer Ivonnie B. Dumadag said all are now ready, including side events that
the local and foreign tourists can enjoy aside from game fishing.
She said that about 75 anglers from the Philippines
and abroad are expected to compete for the following categories: Biggest
Billfish, Biggest Talakitok, Biggest Wahoo/Tangigue and Biggest Dorado.
Cash prizes and trophies are up for grabs for the
biggest catch in the island.
Dumadag said other side events are lined up for
tourists and residents to enjoy, these include: Game Fishing Art Workshop
(elementary school), On the Spot Poster Making Contest (elementary and secondary), Photo Exhibit
“Celebrating a Decade of Game Fishing”, Tiange-Tiange sa Siargao, Siargao
Island Discovery Tour, 1st Siargao Invitational Photo Shoot Competition, Catch
and Release Tournament (elementary and secondary level), Lip-Lipan Cooking
Contest, Zumba na Pilarnon, Pahugjaw sa Siargao (sayawitan nan barangay,
creative dance contest, hip-hop dance competition), Surigao del Norte
Inter-Municipality AVPs Competition, 1st Pliar Baroto Race, Paduwa sa Barangay,
LGBT Pilar Triathlon (running, swimming, boating), and Siargao International
Game Fishing Electro Night Party.
“Every year towards the end of April or the
beginning of May, Siargao hosts this international sport fishing tournament.
One of the features of the tournament is that competitors are encouraged to
hire local fishing boats, completes with local fishermen as captains and
guides,” said Dumadag.
Dumadag added that the sport fishing tournament
aims to provide additional income for the community, through boat hire and from
visitors who will usually stay in a well-managed “home stay” accomodation
offered by the townfolks, but it also offers a unique cultural exchange
opportunity that has been cited as one of the significant benefits of the
overall event.
For registration, please contact the following
persons: Municipal Mayor Atty. Maria Liza G. Resurreccion at cellular number
0949-1588517; Municipal Vice Mayor Lucio Gonzales at 0999-9922973; Abegail D.
EspaΓ±ola at 0998-8673969/0995-6028644, and Marife D. Villa at 0918-9636211.
(PIA-Surigao del Norte)
Public warned against investment scams operating in
SurSur
By Nida Grace P. Barcena
TANDAG CITY, Surigao del Sur, Mar. 31 (PIA) – The
Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Surigao del Sur Provincial Office has
warned the public against fraudulent investment schemes operating in the
province.
Based on the documents sent to Philippine
Information Agency (PIA), the KAPPA or Kabus Padatoon and Programme Blessing
for Filipino People Association Incorporation are not authorized to solicit
investments from the public.
The DTI advisory stated that KAPPA, founded by Joel
Apolinario, is currently operating in Bislig City. Accordingly, they were
collecting investments from the public with a promise that the 30 percent of
one’s investment will be paid back every month until forever to their client.
The Security and Exchange Commission (SEC) on the
other hand released SEC advisory posted on social media, which stated that
“KAPPA is not registered with the Commission as a corporation or partnership.
There being no primary license, it is not authorized to solicit investments
which are require a secondary license as provided under Sec. 8.1 the Securities
Regulation Code (SRC).”
SEC also certified that the Programme Blessing for
the Filipino People Association Inc. operating in Caraga region is registered
with the Commission as a non-stock corporation on September 2016, and clearly
stated of being no secondary license. The corporation is not authorized to
solicit any investments from their client.
Along this line, the public is advised if they have
invested money or were invited to invest, they may seek the assistance of SEC
at SEC Building, corner 14th and Tomasaco Del Lara Streets in Cagayan de Oro
city or may call telephone number (0888) 857-4325 and (088) 857-7225.
(PIA-Surigao del Sur)
Preparedness saves lives, mitigate damage to assets
- DILG
By Florian Faith Jr. P. Bayawa
BUTUAN CITY, Mar. 31 - The Disaster Preparedness
(DP) Committee of the Regional Risk Reduction and Management Council (RDRRMC) –
Region 13 (Caraga) chaired by the Department of the Interior and Local
Government (DILG) reminds the local government units (LGUs) to be on full force
in disaster preparedness and readiness during its 1st Quarter Disaster
Preparedness Committee Meeting on March 24, 2017 at Prince Hotel, this city.
DILG Caraga assistant regional director Donald A.
Seronay emphasized that preparedness saves lives and mitigate damage to assets,
which calls for the need of LGUs to comply with the disaster preparedness
minimum standards set forth by the Department.
Having faced with several disasters starting early
this January, from the Tail-End of the Cold Front (TECF), Low Pressure Area
(LPA) and heavy rains which caused flooding in the areas of Agusan del Sur,
Surigao del Sur, Surigao del Norte and Butuan City aggravated by the earthquake
in the province of Surigao del Norte, the Department is pushing every LGU to
comply with the minimum standards of disaster preparedness, observe the
expedient utilization of the disaster funds, and follow strictly the Operation
L!STO protocols.
As Vice Chair for Disaster Preparedness, the DILG
takes the lead in ensuring that LGUs are fully equipped with the necessary
skills and capability to face and survive hazards, as well as cope with the
impact of disasters. Part of the meeting is the engagement of member agencies in
Climate Change Expenditure Tagging (CCET) with the Department of Budget and
Management (DBM), Listong Pamayanan with the conduct of Community Drills by the
Philippine Public Safety College (PPSC), Listong Pamilyang Pilipino by the
Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) and the reproduction of
disaster risk reduction/climate change materials for advocacy and information
campaign by the Office of Civil Defense (OCD).
The meeting was attended by the Provincial and City
Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Officers (P/CDRRMOs), Local Resource
Institutes (LRIs), Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) and disaster preparedness
member-agencies. (DILG-Caraga/PIA-Caraga)
PNP launches firearms registration caravan in
Caraga
BUTUAN CITY, Mar. 31 - The Philippine National
Police (PNP) Civil Security Unit 13 caravan is going around the region to
receive application for License to Own and Possess Firearms (LTOPF) and for the
delinquent gun owners to have their expired LTOPF renewed.
The caravan has started at Police Regional Office
13 in Camp Rodriguez, Libertad, this city on March 27-28.
The caravan will be at the following PNP provincial
headquarters: Agusan del Sur Police Provincial Office (PPO), Prosperidad,
Agusan del Sur on March 30-31, 2017; Surigao del Sur PPO, Tandag City, Surigao
del Sur on April 3-4, 2017; Surigao del
Norte PPO, Surigao City, Surigao del Norte on April 6-7, 2017; and Dinagat
Islands PPO, San Jose, Dinagat Islands on April 11-12, 2017.
“This caravan is launched to make it easier for gun
owners to apply for the firearm license or to renew their expired gun
licenses,” Chief Supt Rolando Felix, Caraga Police director said.
Felix also encouraged the gun holders to strictly
adhere to the provisions of the Republic Act 10591 or the Comprehensive
Firearms and Ammunition Law. (PNP-Caraga/PIA-Caraga)
Dinagat Islands LGU formulates tourism development
plan
SAN JOSE, Dinagat Islands, Mar. 31 - The Provincial
Tourism and Culture Office - technical working group (PTCO-TWG) of Dinagat
Islands conducted a two-day workshop on the formulation of Provincial Tourism
Development Plan (PTDP) held at the Provincial Guest Center, Cuarinta, San
Jose, this province.
The two-day activity aims to present and discuss
the drafted Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Change Adaptation - enhanced
PTDP 2016-2025 for its finalization and formulate plans on product
prioritization and identify needs assessment and costing.
During the said activity, workshop facilitator
Carlos Libosada, Jr. of the University of the Philippines and the Asian
Institute of Tourism, who is known as the "Father of Philippine
Eco-Tourism,” discussed the importance of tourism planning, ecotourism and beach
management, which are very essential in drafting tourism plans.
Said activity was participated by tourism
chairperson and board member Joslyn I. Ecleo and PTCO-TWG members composed of
the municipal tourism officers, tourism officers from the Department of
Environment and Natural Resources, Department of Trade and Industry, Department
of Tourism and representatives from the provincial government. (PIO-Dinagat
Islands/PIA-Dinagat Islands)
OCD Caraga holds manual of operations workshop in
Butuan
By April Rose Sanchez
BUTUAN CITY, Mar. 31 - The Office of Civil Defense
(OCD) Caraga spearheads the Workshop for the Development of Caraga RDRRMC
Manual of Operations on March 29-31 at Almont City Hotel, this city.
A total of 52 RDRRMC member-agencies participated
in the said workshop facilitated by Graziella C. Harting of NEDA Caraga.
"I am very thankful for the commitment you
have shown as we develop the Manual of Operations of our Regional DRRM Council.
Thank you for answering our call and for letting yourselves be involved in this
initiative," expressed by Dir. Rosauro Arnel Gonzales, RDRRMC chairperson
and OCD Caraga regional director, during the opening program.
"The manual of operations is our guide in
executing and setting our mainframe of rules and regulations so as to ensure
consistency of DRRM-related efforts at the regional level," added
Gonzales.
"The workshop will enable us to describe the
specific roles, functions, duties and responsibilities of the RDRRMC, Technical
Working Group, the four Thematic Area Committees (Preparedness, Prevention and
Mitigation, Response and Rehabilitation and Recovery Committees) and Local
DRRMCs as well as the rules and procedures, systems, processes and protocols
governing its operationalization," Harting explained.
Further, the workshop identified the monitoring
mechanism to keep track of the RDRRMC 13 periodic performance and also
identifies activities to further strengthen linkages and partnerships between
and among the RDRRMC member agencies. (OCD-Caraga/PIA-Caraga)
