Filipino anglers dominate in 10th Siargao Int'l
Game Fishing
By Susil D. Ragas
SURIGAO CITY, Surigao del Norte, Apr. 11 (PIA) –
Filipino anglers have dominated the recently concluded 10th Siargao
International Game Fishing Tournament on April 9, 2017 held in Pilar, Siargao
Island, this province.
In this year’s tournament for the Biggest Sailfish
(Lip-Lipan) Category, Elmer Causing from the Philippines grabbed the 1st place
with P60,000 cash plus trophy, 2nd place went to Ryan Damaso with P40,000 cash
prize plus trophy and 3rd place was awarded to Emil Santos with P20,000 cash
prize plus trophy.
For the Biggest Giant Trevally (Talakitok) Category
1st place went to Leo Yosalina from the Philippines with P40,000 cash prize
plus trophy, 2nd place - Noli Manas (USA) with P30,000 cash prize and trophy
and 3rd place - Dave Carl Kintanar (Philippines) with P20,000 cash prize and
trophy. Winners for the Biggest Giant Tanguige Category are Marfin Tan from the
Philippines for the 1st place with P40,000 cash prize plus trophy, 2nd place -
Jovy Ancheta (Philippines) with P30,000 cash prize plus trophy, and 3rd place -
Carlos Kintanar (Philippines) with P20,000 cash prize plus trophy.
For the Biggest Giant Dorado Category: 1st place
went to Marfin Tan (Philippines), 2nd
place - Richard Sharpe (Canada) with P30,000 and 3rd place - Rico Gueco
(Philippines) with P20,000 cash prize.
Special Prizes for the Biggest Others except Shark,
Stingray, Puffer Fish, Dolphin, Turtles and Lumba, 1st place - Jeasa Gonzales
(Philippines) with P40,000 cash prize plus trophy, 2nd place - Rico Gueco
(Philippines) with P30,000 plus trophy and 3rd place - Mico Kawai (Philippines)
with P20,000 plus trophy with 15.30kls.
Governor Sol F. Matugas led the awarding ceremony
together with former Congressman Francisco
T. Matugas, 1st disrict Congressman Bingo Matugas, Pilar Mayor Ma. Liza
Resurreccion, Board Member Cayetano Recabo, Board Member Melva Garcia, and
other guests. (PIC-Surigao del Norte/PIA-Surigao del Norte)
DAR awards land titles to 12 farmer beneficiaries
in AgSur town
By Hazel Hope V. Bautista
ESPERANZA, Agusan del Sur, April 11 – The
Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR), in its aim to give assurance to farmers to
own the land that they till, distributed Certificate of Land Ownership Award
(CLOA) to a total of 12 farmers from the seven barangays of Esperanza town
within the first quarter of this year held at DAR Municipal Office.
The said landholdings cover 19.0646 hectares of
agricultural land from Brgys. Tagabase, Remedios, Nato, Mc Arthur, San Jose,
Bakingking and Duangan.
CLOA holders were informed of their rights and
responsibilities as Agrarian Reform Beneficiaries (ARBs) of DAR, further
emphasizing that the awarded landholdings should be kept productive and that it
should never be sold or leased to another farmer, as this will defeat the
purpose of awarding the land to them.
“We, in the department did our best to help you
become landowners yourselves from processing the necessary documents until the
generation of CLOA. On your part, you should also strive hard to make sure that
this piece of paper be not taken away from you," said Chito Tubin, one of
the OIC-Municipal Agrarian Reform Program Officers of the municipality of
Esperanza.
CLOA is the issued land title under the
Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program that will provide security of tenure to
farmers over the land that they cultivate. (DAR-Agusan del Sur/PIA-Agusan del
Sur)
Agusan Norte agrarian orgs complete financial
management training
By Gil E. Miranda
BUTUAN CITY, Apr. 11 (PIA) - The Provincial
Agrarian Reform Office (PARO) of Agusan del Norte conducted two sessions of
seminars on Financial Management to 28 Agrarian Reform Beneficiaries
Organizations (ARBOs) from different agrarian reform communities in the
province held recently here.
About 80 participants consisted of coop officers,
admin staff who acted as managers, treasurers, bookkeepers, cashiers, among others participated in the
proceedings as they gained the importance of managing financial resources of
the cooperative.
Provincial Agrarian Reform Program Officer II Andre
B. Atega assured the farmers in the province to provide technical assistance to
strengthen the ARBOs, as this is one of
the directives of the new DAR Secretary Rafael Mariano to enhance the
capabilities of the farmers and ensure to have a strong, dynamic agrarian
reform organizations and communities.
Chief Agrarian Reform Program Officer Judith M.
Domingo gave her message to the participants and even inspired them to listen and
participate.
CARPO Domingo said that the activity is a
continuing capacity building effort of the agency which aimed to strengthen the
participating ARBOs to become functional and viable organizations to enable
them to discharge effectively the standards set to avail support and services
of the government.
“This
seminar is one of an array of much trainings to be undertaken by the agency
under institutional strengthening program, which aims to empower the ARBOs,”
Domingo added.
According to Cooperative Development Coordinator
Nenetha Balibay that the training was conducted as part of DAR’s Secretary
Rafael Mariano’s commitment to implement the genuine agrarian reform program.
“This is to ensure the capability of the ARBOs who
are engaged in credit assistance under Agrarian Production Credit Program
(APCP), farm equipment under Agrarian Reform Community Connectivity and
Economic Support Services (ARCCESS), and facilities, among others,” Balibay
said. (DAR-Agusan del Norte)
