S&T programs, projects to highlight RST week in Caraga
By Nora L. Molde
BUTUAN
CITY, Aug. 16 (PIA) – Various science and technology (S&T) programs and
projects, technologies from several Research and Development Institutes (RDIs),
and Research and Development outputs from State Universities and Colleges
(SUCs) will highlight the celebration of the annual Regional Science and
Technology Week (RSTW) in Caraga region on September 5 to 8 here.
According
to Department of Science and Technology (DOST) Caraga regional director Dominga
Mallonga, the four-day event will showcase the S&T initiatives implemented
in the region and the available technologies and innovations of the various
RDIs and other agencies of DOST to support the Regional Development Council’s
thrust to become the “Fishery, Agro-Forestry, Mineral and Eco-tourism"
(FAME) Center of the Philippines.
During
the event, the signing of the memorandum of agreement with municipal mayors for
Community Empowerment thru Science and Technology (CEST) Upgrading Program and
the launching of the Food Establishment Inspection and Grading System (FEIGS)
and DOST Caraga’s weekly radio program #TechnoAsenso will be conducted, said
Mallonga.
Mallonga
further said that the 2017 Best SETUP Adoptor and Graduated Small Enterprise
Technology Upgrading Program (SETUP) clients will also be awarded during the
event.
Various
projects in the provinces of Agusan del Norte and Agusan del Norte will also be
visited during the celebration, to include the Eel Farm in Cabadbaran City in
Agusan del Norte, Hillsview and VPO Enterprises in the municipalities of Trento
and Rosario in the province of Agusan del Sur.
The
forum on the Science and Technology Academic and Research-Based Openly Operated
Kiosk Stations (STARBOOKS), Pursuing a Career in STI; Disaster Risk Reduction
and Management (DRRM), and SETUP and testimonials will also be held during the
four-day event.
Also,
exhibits, film showing, video wall presentations, Balik Scientist program
orientation, Science for Change Program (S4CP) workshop, and different S&T
contests like logo making, extemporaneous speech for elementary and high school
levels, and robotics demonstration and lego making contests form part of the
four-day celebration.
The
2018 RSTW will be graced by DOST secretary Fortunato de la Peña and other
officials of the department, Mallonga added. (NCLM/PIA-Caraga)
TESDA partners with gov’t agencies to provide job opportunities
By Robert
E. Roperos
BUTUAN
CITY, August 16 – The Technical Education and Skills Development Authority
(TESDA) has partnered with government agencies in order to provide job
opportunities to technical-vocational (Tech-Voc) graduates through the conduct
of the World Café of Opportunities (WCO) on August 25, 2018.
In a
memorandum of agreement signed by the heads of the different government
agencies in the country to include the Cooperative Development Authority,
Department of Agriculture, Department of the Interior and Local Government,
Department of Labor and Employment, Department of Public Works and Highways,
Department of Science and Technology, Department of Tourism, Department of
Trade and Industry, Development Bank of the Philippines, Land Bank of the
Philippines, Office of the President – Office of the Cabinet Secretary,
Overseas Workers Welfare Administration, Philippine Chamber of Commerce and
Industry, Philippine Overseas Employment Administration, among others, agreed
that there is a need for the collaboration of government agencies, industry
associations, enterprises, and financial institutions to greater improve the
social impact of projects which increase employment rate and lessen poverty
incidence in the country.
The
present administration of President Rodrigo Roa Duterte aims to provide more
employment opportunities and promote entrepreneurship at the grassroots level
thus, all concerned government agencies should join forces, resources and
facilities in order to create more employment opportunities, establish
livelihood projects, address job skills mismatch among job applicants and
increase actual employment rate in the country.
The
MOA highlighted that it is the policy of the government as expressed through
the World Café of Opportunities through Job Linkaging and Networking Services
(JoLiNS) to identify key employment generators (KEGs) that will create more job
opportunities on various sectors including among others Agri-fishery,
Automotive, General Infrastructure, Metals and Engineering, Semi-conductor and
Electronics, Information and Communication Technology, Tourism, Land
Transportation, Language and Culture, and Health, Social and Other Community
Development Services sector.
It
can be recalled that on February 7, 2018, President Duterte signed Republic Act
No. 10970 declaring August 25 every year as National
Technical-Vocational (Tech-Voc) Day nationwide.
In
Caraga Region, the activity will be conducted at Butuan Grand Palace Hotel,
this city where some 1,000 tech-voc alumni are expected to grab the
opportunity. TESDA-Caraga Regional Director Florencio F. Sunico, Jr. said that
out of this number of expected participants, target hired on the spot is around
100. (TESDA-Caraga/PIA-Caraga)
AgNor SHS students learn to start a business
BUENAVISTA,
Agusan del Norte, Aug. 16 -- Negosyo Center (NC) Buenavista conducted a
briefing on “Negosyo Center Services & Operations cum How to Start a
Business” to senior high students of Saint James High School (SJHS) last August
10 here.
A
total of 113 students, mostly from the Accountancy and Business Management
strand, attended the said briefing.
During
the briefing, some students shared that they already have a business of their
own.
Some
are reportedly engaged in online selling and the e-loading business while
others plan to have a business in the near future such as owning a bakery,
piggery, and commercial stores.
Apparently,
some of the students were not aware that a Negosyo Center exists especially in
Buenavista. They were thankful knowing that there is a government agency which
is committed to support would-be entrepreneurs like them.
The
activity was facilitated by NC Buenavista personnel – Elyn Rose Ranario, Honey
Arriola, Liberty Fortun and Metchelo Gocotano. The team got the full support of
SJHS Principal Merly Abiva. (DTI-Agusan del Norte/PIA-Agusan del Norte)
Caraga’s preparation for 2018 WCO underway
By Robert E. Roperos
BUTUAN
CITY, Aug. 16 -- The preparation for the conduct of the 2018 World Café of
Opportunities (WCO) in Caraga is on its final phase, said Technical
Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA)-Agusan del Norte Provincial
Director Dr. Julius Sol O. Jamero.
The
development came after the Executive Committee (ExeCom) meeting was held
recently in one of the local hotels in the city attended by members of the
different committees graced by TESDA-Caraga Provincial Directors and Regional
Director Florencio F. Sunico, Jr.
The
WCO primarily aims to help technical vocational education and training (TVET)
graduates find jobs specifically in the construction and tourism sectors, TESDA
and Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) scholarships, and possible
availment of loan packages through identified financial institutions during the
World Café of Opportunities.
In
Caraga Region, the activity will be conducted on August 25, 2018 at
Butuan Grand Palace Hotel, this city and the registration for jobseekers starts
at 7:00 a.m.
On August
26, the activity, which will be conducted at TESDA-Caraga Regional Office at
G/F, Balibrea Building, Pili Drive, Butuan City, will start at 7:00 a.m.
According
to Dir. Sunico, the World Café of Opportunities is a jobs fair that will be
held simultaneously in 17 regions of TESDA nationwide during the celebration of
the National Technical-Vocational (tech-voc) Day on August 25.
It
can be recalled that on February 7, 2018, President Rodrigo Duterte signed
Republic Act No. 10970 which declares August 25 of every year as National
Technical-Vocational (Tech-Voc) Day nationwide.
Moreover,
TESDA Director-General, Sec. Guiling “Gene” A. Mamondiong said the WCO will now
be held twice a year on a regular basis or once in every semester in the
respective regions or provinces in the coming years.
The
TESDA Chief added, the training program aims to capacitate the officials and
employees of the agency as well as its TESDA Technology Institutes in industry
coordination to better prepare them for the implementation of this bi-annual
event.
World
Café of Opportunities in a sense, will open job opportunities and other
employment support interventions which shall be offered and will be placed in
various stations within the event area, where the jobseekers could roam around
and pick the opportunity of their choice.
The
twin benefit strategy is one of the twists, where jobseekers are not the sole
beneficiaries but even the partner agencies/companies.
Its
target beneficiaries are TVET graduates, entrepreneurs, companies/industries
with job vacancies, and returning overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) and their
qualified beneficiaries.
Among
the services offered under World Cafe of Opportunities are job opportunities;
basic/upgrading skills required for employment of TVET graduates and industry
workers; technical assistance for TVET graduates/entrepreneurs so that they
could avail of loan for their business; and training for OFW returnees and
their qualified beneficiaries. (TESDA-Caraga/PIA-Caraga)
Cebuano News: Probinsya sa Agusan Norte nag-apod-apod og school supplies
sa bukid
By
Ramon Joma R. Bungabong
DAKBAYAN
SA BUTUAN, Agosto 16 -- Nag-apod-apod og school supplies ang kagamhanan sa sa
Agusan del Norte didto sa Tribal Barangay Lawan-lawan, lungsod sa Las Nieves,
ug sa Sitio Lekda, Barangay Simbahan, bag-uhay pa lamang didto lungsod sa
Buenavista.
Kini
makanunayong programa ni governor Ma. Angelica Rosedell M. Amante-Matba aron
pagtabang sa pagpaeskuyla sa kabataan ilabi na sa lagyo nga mga dapit. Gilusad
nya ang maong programa sa bag-o pa siyang milingkod pagka gobernador niadtong
tuig 2013.
Ubay-ubay
ang mga tinun-an nga nakadawat sa maong school supplies, gikan sa pre-school
hangtod na sa senior high school. Nag-una sa pag-apod-apod didto sa duha ka dapit
mao si Bise Gobernador Ramon “RamBu” Bungabong. Didto usab sila Board Member
Virgilio R. Escasiñas, Jr. Board Member Datu Buwang Eddie S. Ampiyawan, ug OIC
Provincial Agriculturist Alvin Aclan.
Sa
Lawan-lawan, didto sila Mayor Avelina Rosales ug Punong Barangay More Migduyan.
Sa Lekda mitambong silang Punong Barangay Walter Tuga ug IPMR SB Member Lando
Lanapan.
Ang
Prov’l. Social Welfare and Development Office, girepresentahan nila Semonette
Pabillore ug Juliette Paguia. (LGU-Agusan del Norte/PIA-Agusan del Norte)