DOLE allots 67 slots for govt internship program in
Bislig
By Nida Grace P. Barcena
BISLIG CITY, Surigao del Sur, July 13 (PIA) – The
Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) thru its Government Internship
Program (GIP) has allotted a total of 67 slots for the local government unit of
Bislig City.
In a press statement released by Bislig City
Information Office, DOLE provides incentives to indigent young workers in the
city, inviting them to obtain work experience in the government through the
GIP.
City Information Officer and PESO manager Laine
Elechicon said that it is a six-month contract, which aims to provide
opportunities for young workers to serve the general public through the
projects and services of government agencies and offices at both local (city
and barangay) and national-based agencies in Bislig City.
Elechicon noted that the internship program has
already started last June 20 and will end on December 20, 2017.
A two-day work orientation was already conducted
prior to implementation of the program held at Bislig City Cultural and Sports
Center spearheaded by the PESO manager and staff. Workplace policy guidelines
were presented so that they will be well-equipped, aware and ready in the real
world of work, Elechicon bared.
Accordingly, selected rightful interns were
deployed to different agencies/offices and shall be trained into providing
assistance to local and national line agencies, barangays, public school staff
and other non-technical functions. (PIA-Surigao del Sur)
Displaced Caraganon OFWs undergo financial literacy
training
BUTUAN CITY, July 13 - Thirty-five member-Overseas
Filipino Workers (OFWs), who were displaced due to various adversities during
their employment abroad, attended the one-day orientation and financial
literacy training for the newly-enhanced Balik Pinas, Balik Hanapbuhay Program
of the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) Caraga on July 10, 2017
at the OWWA Training Hall here.
During the orientation, Programs and Services
Division OIC Ma. Ireen C. Cambaling conveyed that the program’s goal is to
enable the beneficiaries to be multi-skilled through access to training
services. “Among the objectives of this program is to assist the target to
plan, set-up, start & operate a livelihood undertaking by providing them
with ready-to-go rollout self-employment package of services, consisting of
short-duration trainings, business counseling and technical and marketing
assistance,” the program head added.
Meanwhile, financial literacy training was also
given out by Overseas Workers Welfare Officer II Jean Mary Ronquillo-Ladion,
focal person for the program. The conduct of the training facilitates
entrepreneurial mindset among OFW participants and promotes the utilization of
their acquired skills in choosing their livelihood venture.
The one-day training encompasses the background of
the program and financial literacy but also includes constructing a business
plan which will serve as the beneficiaries’ guide during the implementation of
their chosen trade endeavor.
Currently, the Balik Pinas Balik Hanapbuhay Program
is already made available not only for active but also for inactive OFWs who
have not finished their employment contacts. The Program can be availed only
once by eligible beneficiaries and within three years after his/her return to
the country.
Beneficiaries will now receive a cash assistance of
P20,000.00 upon evaluation of the business plan/proposal and inspection of the
project site/address by the project officer. And to ensure that the livelihood
projects are implemented, an initial monitoring will be done a month after the
release and will be monitored every six months.
Among the required documents are the duly filled-up
Application Form, Certificate of Entrepreneurial Development Training (EDT),
Business Plan/Proposal approved by RWO Director indicating the
sustainability/feasibility of the chosen livelihood undertaking, Proof of
repatriation or return to the Philippines.
For further information and/or queries regarding
the program, kindly visit OWWA Regional Welfare Office Caraga located at Nimfa
Tiu Bldg.2, J. Rosales Ave., Butuan City or contact us at (085)
342-6178/815-1894. (OWWA-Caraga/PIA-Caraga)
Caraga vies for best regional police strategy
management unit
BUTUAN CITY, July 13 - The Philippine National
Police (PNP) in Caraga has been chosen as contender for the search for best
Regional Police Strategy Management Unit (RPSMU) nationwide, Chief Supt Rolando
Felix, regional director said.
Along with Police Regional Office 4A in Luzon and
Police Regional Office 6 in Visayas, PNP Caraga is the only police regional
headquarters chosen by the national headquarters in Mindanao.
“On Tuesday, July 11, a team from the PNP national
headquarters headed by Senior Supt Victor Arevalo, deputy director of the
Center for Police Strategy Management, arrived and conducted field validation
to assess the functionality of our RPSMU,” Felix added.
Next month, the best RPSMU will be announced during
the celebration of 116th Police Service Anniversary in Camp Crame.
Felix thanked the concerted efforts of the RPSMU
13, PNP Caraga Technical Working Group, Regional Advisory Council that
significantly contributed to this success.
RPSMU is responsible for the implementation of the
ongoing transformation program dubbed as PNP P.A.T.R.O.L. Plan 2030 by
integrating all strategy management processes, sustaining strategy execution
and management, and instilling in the organization a culture of strategic
focus. (PNP-Caraga/PIA-Caraga)
