Army launches mobile computer literacy in SurSur
town
By Nida Grace P. Barcena 
TANDAG CITY, Surigao del Sur, Jan. 24 (PIA) – The
402nd Infantry Brigade, Philippine Army in collaboration with the different
stakeholders officially launched on Jan. 23, 2018 the 1st Mobile Computer
Literacy (MCL) Training dubbed as Project: Gabay Aral sa Kabataang Lumad in San
Miguel, Surigao del Sur.
"The said project aims to provide basic
computer literacy for the Indigenous Peoples (IPs) or Lumads in the rural
areas, especially those coming from the far-flung barangays under the
operational control of the 402nd Brigade," said Civil Military Operations
(CMO) Officer Captain Al Anthony Pueblas.
Several local officials led by San Miguel Mayor
Alvaro Elizalde and representatives from the different stakeholders, being
their partner in the program implementation, have joined in the said occasion.
During the launching, a 40-foot
fully-air-conditioned container van was officially opened to the public for
viewing, equipped with 21 high-technology computers and gadgets, intended for
basic computer literacy learning.
A total of 42 out-of-school youth beneficiaries
will be part of the first batch of the project implementation and will undergo
the said training for 30 days. (NGPBarcena/PIA-Surigao del Sur)
Mayor Lagnada creates crisis management committee
BUTUAN CITY, Jan. 24 – In order to make decisive
actions to resolve crisis or emergency and putting forward government and
public effort towards control of the crisis or incidents in the city, Butuan City
Mayor Ronnie Vicente C. Lagnada issued Executive Order No. 1, creating the
Butuan City Crisis Management Committee (BCCMC).
The crisis committee is primarily tasked to perform
the following:
Establish procedures for producing timely direction
and guidelines;
Coordinate and implement responses to crisis in an
integrated manner;
Ensure that the perspective of government agencies
and other stakeholders are integrated into the overall government response;
Provide and mobilize available resources through an
established inter-agency resource sharing protocol;
Coordinate inter-agency crisis management efforts;
Ensure that operational demands during crisis are
met and all actions are coordinated and complementary; and
Establish accessible communication lines so that
reliable and timely information are received and disseminated to appropriate
offices or persons responsible.
It shall also be the role of the Crisis Committee
to organize the Incident Command System (ICS) and designate its Incident
Commander (IC), in accordance to the nature of the crisis.
It shall also have the prerogative to create
several Incident Command Systems with different Incident Commanders to address
specific types of crisis simultaneously. (Butuan City PIO/PIA-Caraga)
Butuan dad approves ordinance banning plastics in
Butuan
BUTUAN CITY, Jan. 24 – Butuan City mayor Ronnie Vicente
C. Lagnada has approved the ordinance that will regulate the use of plastics
and plastic by-products in the city.
SP Ordinance 5334-2017, which repealed the previous
SP Ordinance 5064-2016, was principally authored by SP Environment Committee
Chair and Councilor Cromwell P. Nortega together with Councilors Vincent Rizal
C. Rosario and Derrick A. Plaza.
Under the ordinance, the following are the
prohibited acts:
Use for plastic as packaging material and as
container for dry goods;
Use of plastic pouches (commonly used for
ice-making) and drinking straws for beverages, such as soft drinks like “palamig,” juice, “gulaman”, etc.;
Use of non-biodegradable plastic bags as garbage
bags; and
Use of plastic as flaglets and “banderitas” in all
occasions.
Penalties, ranging from P500 to P5,000.00, will be
prescribed for individuals and business establishments who will violate the
ordinance. However, there will be a gradual phase-out on the use of plastics
and plastic by-products for a period of three (3) to six (6) months after the
effectivity of the ordinance. A one year gradual implementation will also be
implemented.
The use of eco-bags and other environment-friendly
practices is also mandated under said ordinance. (Butuan City PIO/PIA-Caraga)
