OCD-Caraga capacitates Caraganon youth, women on DRRM
By Venus L. Garcia
SURIGAO CITY, Surigao del Norte,
Mar. 21 (PIA) - Aside from the awareness campaign activities this Fire
Prevention Month, the Office of Civil Defense (OCD)-Caraga, together with the
Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG), Philippine Atmospheric,
Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA), Mines and
Geosciences Bureau (MGB), Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology
(PHIVOLCS) and Philippine National Police (PNP), is also intensifying the
conduct of capacity-building activity for disaster prevention, mitigation and
preparedness involving the youth in the province of Dinagat Islands.
According to OCD-Caraga regional
director Liza Mazo, the youth have a very important role to play when it comes
to disaster risk reduction and preparedness.
For the young participants, they
also wanted their opinions to be heard during the stage of DRRM planning.
“As a young earthquake drill
evaluator of San Jose, Dinagat Islands in our province, I have learned many
things in my journey from the elementary and until now from the DRRM
orientation, trainings and activities that have been imparted to us. With
these, I could share my experiences and knowledge to my fellow classmates,
friends, families, teachers and especially to my community,” said Shanniah
Vega, student of Don Ruben Edera Ecleo Sr. Memorial National High School.
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| Diana Lim, head of the
capacity-building and training services of OCD-Caraga, presents to the
participants the overview and objectives of the DRRM orientation held in
Dinagat Islands, Surigao del Norte. |
In time also with the Women’s
Month Celebration this March, the OCD-Caraga also conducted the same DRRM
orientation in the province of Surigao del Norte participated in by the women
purok officials with the aim of empowering and making them more resilient in
times of disasters.
According to Diana Lim, head of
the
capacity-building and training services of OCD-Caraga, these are just among
the series of DRRM orientations for the basic society sectors that their agency
intends to conduct in the region for them to understand better the
hydrometeorological, geological and human-induced hazards, including the
practical steps in implementing DRRM in the community.
Meanwhile, Rosario Roxas-Alon,
provincial DRRM officer of the Dinagat Islands, said the DRRM orientation is
very helpful for the sectoral capacity development in their province.
“The awareness has been heightened
because through our community-based DRRM, our locals were able to understand
better and enhance their capacities in terms of disaster preparedness and
response. With the support of the government line agencies, we are assured that
resiliency and sustainable development will be seen at the community level,”
Alon said. (VLG/PIA-Surigao del Norte)
By
Nora L. Molde
BUTUAN
CITY, March 21 (PIA) – With the aim to prepare and assist Agusanons before and
during disasters that might strike the province, series of trainings on
disaster preparedness and response have been set by the provincial government
of Agusan del Norte for the month of April this year.
According
to Erma Suyo, Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management (PDRRM)
officer, the PDRRM office in partnership with the Office of Civil Defense
Caraga will hold a three-day Emergency Operations Center (EOC) training on
April 3 to 6.
Suyo
said EOC is one of the disaster response tools that coordinate the actions of
different groups by blending their complex organizational structures, its staff
to manage information, and mobilize resources in anticipation of and/or to
support incident operations.
Also,
on April 8 to 10 a three-day Training of Trainers (ToT) on Camp Coordination
and Camp Management (CCCM) will be conducted.
The
CCCM is aimed to provide life preservation and meet the basic subsistence needs
of affected population in the province of Agusan del Norte based on acceptable
standards during or immediately after a disaster, she said.
The
CCCM trainingis facilitated by the Response Committee of the PDRRMC in order to
develop and implement standard operating procedures on response at all levels.
(NCLM/PIA Agusan del Norte)
Cantilan all set for 6th Nat’l
Surfing Competition
By
Nida Grace P. Barcena
CANTILAN,
Surigao del Sur, March 21 (PIA) – The local government unit of Cantilan this
province is all set for the 6th Cantilan National Surfing Competition on March
22-24, 2019 in Cantilan town.
The
second-class municipality headed by Mayor Philip Pichay will host the event
supported by Governor Manuel Alameda Sr.
The
activity aims to make Cantilan as one of the best surf sites in the province as
well as in the Philippines.
The
registration for each participant is Php500.00, with the following inclusion:
event shirt, welcome dinner and victory party dinner.
The
event has two open categories to compete: the Short-board; and the Long-board
with a grand prize of Php10,000.00 and Php7,000.00, respectively.
Online
registration will be accepted via email at cantilansurf@gmail.com.
The
participants are requested to state the complete name and category they wanted
to belong to in the competition and wait for the reply from the organizers for
the details of the payment.
The
organizers also encourage all participants to bring their own tents or
hammocks, including their own tumblers.
The
LGU organizer will provide the water stations at the event venue as they are
promoting a 100% Plastic-Free event with the slogan of “Be the Change! Say No
to Plastic!” (PIA-Surigao del Sur)
DOST Caraga chief to scholars: We
need you for industry 4.0
BUTUAN
CITY, March 21 - “We need to strengthen our human resource in science and
technology now that we are moving towards the 4th industrial revolution,”
Department of Science and Technology- Caraga Regional Director Dominga Mallonga
said.
Mallonga
spoke with pride before the 16 new Junior Level Science Scholarship program
(JLSS) 2018 qualifiers with their parents from Agusan del Norte during the Orientation
and Scholarship Signing at Watergate Hotel, Butuan City on February 28 .
“We
need more engineers and researchers, especially in agroforestry and mining
industry. We need your help in government initiative to promote manufacturing
and digital convergence among academe, industry, businesses and other
processes,” she said.
She
highlighted that the Science Education Institute (DOST-SEI) is in full support
to talented and deserving students who would like to pursue Science and
Technology courses and careers.
Mallonga
is hoping to expand the reach of DOST scholarship programs in the region.
“We
also have the DOST S4CP or Science for Change Program which can help regions in
capacity-building and industry competitiveness,” she added.
S4CP
is a DOST effort in accelerating Science, Technology, and Innovation in the
country thru massive investment in human resource development and R&D.
Jerome
T. Remadar, a new JLSS scholar and third year BS in Geodetic Engineering
student from Caraga State University (CSU), said that he felt the need for more
scientists and engineers in the region.
“I
like working with hazard maps. I even want to work with Geo-safer Mindanao
after graduation. In that way, I could also help with disaster preparedness in
communities. The scholarship is a big help for me to reach that dream,” said
Remadar in an interview.
Geo-safer
Mindanao is a DOST-funded project in CSU for geo-informatics.
In
Caraga region, a total of 43 out of 90 applicants who took the exam last
October, 2018 qualified for JLSS.
Aside
from the qualifiers from Agusan del Norte, there are 15 qualifiers from Agusan
del Sur, eight from Surigao del Norte and four from Surigao del Sur who signed
the Scholarship Agreement with their parents and were also oriented with the
scholarship policies.
Scholars
will avail privileges such as book allowance, transportation, graduation
clothing, monthly living allowance, group health and accident insurance, and
fund for other school fees.
Early
last year, DOST-SEI announced enhanced benefits for DOST scholars. (DOST
Caraga/PIA Caraga)
