AgNor honors stakeholders in ANGELL awards
By
Jennifer P. Gaitano
BUTUAN
CITY, Jan. 18 (PIA) - The provincial government of Agusan del Norte recognizes
several local government units (LGUs), schools, personalities and offices that
have greatly contributed to the fulfillment of the directive of President Rodrigo
Duterte’s administration towards honest, transparent and good governance.
During
the recently held Accelerating New Dimensions on Good Governance and Excellence
in Local Leadership (ANGELL) awards here, where former Special Assistant to the
President (SAP) Bong Go served as the guest of honor and speaker, the local
government unit of Las Nieves received the award as Disaster-Resilient LGU for
the year 2017 and 2018.
According
to Jover Manliguez, Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Officer,
aside from what has stipulated in the Philippine Disaster Reduction and
Management Act, their LGU has also allocated a budget for the conduct of
Community-Based DRR Trainings in the barangays. This is to intensify
capacity-building efforts for the local residents. Such activity is done every
year, along with the conduct of the localized search for disaster-resilient
barangays.
Also,
the Cabadbaran South Central Elementary School (CSCES) in Cabadbaran City
bagged the award as Best Ecological Solid Waste Management implementer for the
year 2018.
Christina
Abecia, CSCES ecological solid waste management coordinator, said proper waste
segregation and recycling of solid wastes are just some of the many ways that
they do in their school.
Abecia
added that through the ANGELL awards, they have become motivated to do more and
enhance their program on solid waste.
Meanwhile,
former SAP Bong Go also congratulated all the worthy awardees and recognized
their dedication and sincerity in providing services to the people in their
respective community. (JPG/PIA-Caraga)
'Cold Chain, Food Loss Summit' to be conducted
in Butuan City
By
Venus L. Garcia
BUTUAN
CITY, Jan. 17 (PIA) -- Winrock International and United States Department of
Agriculture (USDA) are set to conduct the "Cold Chain and Food Loss Summit
+ Expo" on January 24-26, 2019 here.
This three-day event will use mix
channels which include plenary discussion, open forum, talk show, theater
performances, information and education campaign, individual and group contests
and booth exhibits.
The event aims to bring together
different value chain actors in food production industry, policy-makers and
consumers alike in the discourse of giving value of food through improved
techniques and cold chain technology.
It also has the objectives to
raise awareness and understanding on how food loss and waste is linked to
national level issues on food security, climate change and food safety; to
introduce cold chain technology innovations, costs involved and benefits, and
possible financing options for improved post-harvest handling and storage and
food safety and quality; and to provide the platform to coordinate planning and
policy development to facilitate regional level cold chain system improvements.
The Philippine Cold Chain Project
is an ongoing program funded by the United States Department of Agriculture
(USDA) and implemented by Winrock International in Caraga region.
(VLG/PIA-Caraga)
Caraganon debaters qualify in 4th PDA HS
parliamentary debate
BUTUAN
CITY, Jan. 18 -- A team of debaters from Timber City Academy (TCA) - Debate
Society here will fly to Japan on January 17 to compete at the 4th PDA High
School Parliamentary Debate World Congress 2019 in Japan on January 18 to 20,
2019.
The
team composed of Senior High School debaters: Adonis Joshua A. Po (Grade 11),
Aleister S. Busico (Grade 12), and Lemuel D. Ang (Grade 12), under the tutelage
of Kim Christian Tutor Matildo, qualified to the said international debate
congress and competition after they won at the 11th Visayas - Mindanao Debate
Championship on August 24-26, 2018 held in Butuan City.
They
will represent not only Caraga but the entire Philippines as well.
Meanwhile,
Ang is Department of Education Caraga's representative to the 2019 Festival of
Talents - PopDev Debate in Dagupan, Pangasinan on January 28 to February 1,
2019.
Ang,
representing Butuan City Division, was unanimously voted by the judges as the landslide
winner in the Regional Festival of Talents (RFOT) held in December 2018 besting
11 contenders from other Schools Division in Caraga Region. (Ariem Cinco, Deped
Caraga/PIA Caraga)
The
Philippine Cold Chain Project is an ongoing program funded by the United States
Department of Agriculture (USDA) and implemented by Winrock International in
Caraga region. (VLG/PIA-Caraga)
'Best practices' ng Agusan del Norte kinilala sa
ANGELL awards
By
Nora L. Molde
LUNGSOD
NG BUTUAN, Enero 16 (PIA) -- Sa ginanap na awarding ceremony ng probinsya ng
Agusan del Norte sa pamamagitan ng ANGELL awards o Accelerating New Dimensions
on Good Hovernance and Excellence in Local Leadershp, kinilala ng probinsya ang
mga local government units (LGUs), eskwelahan, personalidad at mga opisina na
nakatulong upang maisulong ang maayos na gobyerno at pamamalakad nito.
Sa
taong 2017 at 2018, isa ang LGU ng Las Nieves kung saan ay kinilala sa kanilang
pagiging disaster-resilient LGU. Ayon kay Jover Manliguez, municipal disaster
risk reduction and management officer, maliban sa nakasaad sa Republic Act
10121 o ang Philippine Disaster Risk Reduction and Management (DRRM) Act, ang
LGU ay naglaan din ng budget para sa mga community-based DRR trainings sa mga
barangays upang magkaroon ng kapasidad ang mga taong nakatira dito at taon-taon
gumagawa din sila ng localized search for disaster-resilient barangays.
Ayon
din kay Felisa Curaza, punong barangay ng Poblacion sa bayan ng Carmen kung
saan nakatanggap bilang best performing anti-drug abused council, iba’t ibang
mga aktibidades at paraan ang kanilang ginagawa upang mabigyang pansin ang
kanilang mga nasasakupan lalo na ang mga kabataan.
Matatandaang
ang bayan ng Carmen ay ang kauna-unahang bayan na naideklara ng PDEA at PNP na
drug-free community sa probinsya.
Ang
Cabadbaran South Central Elementary School ng Cabadbaran City ay natanggap
naman ang best ecological solid waste management implementer para sa taong
2018. Ayon kay Christina Abecia,
ecological solid waste man
agement coordinator, pagkakaroon ng proper waste
seggregation at pagrerecycle ang ilan lamang sa kanilang mga ginagawa sa
paaralan. Ayon pa sa kanya, dahil sa ANGELL awards, namotivate din sila upang
mas maging maayos pa ang kanilang programa sa solid waste.
Ilan
din sa nga awards na ibinigay ay ang most child-friendly LGU, best barangay
peace and order council, best performing barangay, best herbal garden,
outstanding lupon tagapamayapa, barangay nutrition scholars, most functional
nutrition council, best performing municIpal assessors office, at local
legislative award.
Ang
awarding ceremony ay dinaluhan ni dating SAP Bong Go na nagbigay mensahe at
hinamon ang mga LGU officials na lalo pang ayusin ang kanilang mga pamamalakad
upang mapaayos ang buhay ng kanilang mga nasasakupan.
Ang
ANGELL awards ay isang award-giving body ng probinsya sa pamumuno ni governor
Ma. Angelica Rosedell M. Amante-Matba at upang mas lalo pang mapaayos ang mga
serbisyo at programa ng gobyerno sa probinsya. Ito ay nasa ikalimang taon ng
pagkikilala at pagbigay pugay sa mga LGUs, eskwelahan, opisina at mga emplyado
sa kanilang konstribusyon sa probinsya (NCLM/PIA Agusan del Norte
Soil Mapping Tool for Agricultural Development
By
Aurel Arais
BUTUAN
CITY, Jan. 18 -- A map is essential in planning for agricultural development.
Thus,
Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel PiΓ±ol directed the Bureau of Soils and Water
Management (BSWM) to conduct a nationwide soil mapping for soil fertility and
suitability.
In
Caraga Region, BSWM has already come-up with soul suitability map for rice in
five provinces and initially includes other commodities.
Senior
Agriculturist Efren Fabula of BSWM and Soil and Water Area coordinator Marcelo
Dayo presented to DA Caraga Regional Executive Director Abel James I.
Monteagudo the result of soil mapping for the Province of Dinagat Islands (PDI)
recently.
The
map which was eventually turned-over to PDI contains soil suitability on ten
various commodities such as coconut, fruit trees, banana, coffee, cacao,
pineapple, root crops, corn, vegetables, and rice.
Monteagudo
lauded BSWM for coming up with the map as it is a great help for the LGU
development planners and farmers as well.
“We
owe BSWM for this very valuable document since it could serve as a basis to
ascertain what are the interventions needed in a particular area to develop
agriculture,” he said.
Through
the map, farmers would know what particular commodity is suitable in their
specific area and the needs for fertilization.
“I
hope that the respective LGU will maximize the use of the said map as it is so
important especially in guiding the farmers,” the director said.
Farmers
can access the said map through their respective LGU and or through BSWM
website.
Under
the administration of President Rodrigo Duterte, ten basic foundations of sound
agriculture and fisheries programs were identified wherein a national
color-coded agricultural guide map is on top of the list.
Other
priorities include national food consumption quantification study;
institutional restructuring and paradigm resetting for the Department of
Agriculture and its officials and employees; intensive technology updating and
sharing, modernization and mechanization program; and easy access financing
program for farmers, fishermen and agriculture and fisheries stakeholders, or
known as production loan easy access (PLEA).
DA also implements strategic and
effective post-harvest, storage and processing facility; government-initiated
and supported aggressive marketing campaign especially for high-value crop;
national livestock, dairy and poultry program; relentless campaign for the
enforcement of agricultural and fisheries laws, especially on land conversion
and illegal fishing; and re-introduction of basic agriculture in the primary
and elementary grades of the Philippine schools system. (DA Caraga/PIA Caraga)
