39 FRs complete TESDA training in Agusan Norte
By 1Lt. Roel T. Maglalang
BUENAVISTA, Agusan del Norte, July
22 -- The Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) Caraga,
in partnership with the 23rd Infantry (Masigasig) Battalion and 29th Infantry
(Matatag) Battalion under the operational control of 402nd Infantry Brigade
together with the Provincial Social Welfare and Development, awarded
certificates of completion to 39 former rebels (FRs) for the Technical for
Works Scholarship Program (TWSP) at the 29IB headquarters, Barangay Del Pilar,
Cabadbaran City, Agusan del Norte on July 19, 2019.
The 39 FRs, considered as special
clients, completed the training in Food Processing and Wellness Massage
"Hilot" training.
This is part of the
Enhanced-Comprehensive Local Integration Program (E-CLIP) of the government in
capacitating the FRs in preparation for their reintegration to the mainstream
society.
One of the FRs from 23IB alias
Mars, expressed his gratitude to the government for the assistance they
provided to them.
“Dako kayo ang akong pasalamat sa
gobyerno tungod sa ilang tabang nako. Niadtong anaa pa ko sulod sa kalihukan,
grabe nga kalisod ang akong natagamtaman mao nga nakahuna-huna ko nga mobalik
na sa sabakan sa gobyerno kay wala gyod koy kaugmaon kung mopadayon ko sa NPA.
Pagsurender nako, wala ko nagdahom nga hatagan kog importansya sa gobyerno ug
gitabangan gyod ko aron sa pagbaton ug bag-ong kinabuhi ug mas hayag nga
kaugmaon pinaagi sa ilang mga programa (I am so grateful to the government for
helping me. When I was still in the underground movement, I experienced too
much hardship until I decided to go back to the folds of the government. The
time I surrendered, I didn’t expect that the government will give me an
importance and encouraged me build a new life)," said alias Mars.
Meanwhile, Dr. Ashary Abanto,
Regional Director of TESDA, stressed that “the TESDA together with other
government agencies continuously conducts trainings for special clients FRs to
help them have better lives as they go back to the mainstream society.”
Likewise, Rep. Ma. Angelica
Rosedell Amante-Matba of Agusan del Norte as the guest of honor and speaker,
said the government is always willing to help them "but we beg you to
value everything we gave to you. Don’t waste it for nothing.”
Moreover, 23IB Commanding Officer
Lt. Col. Francisco Molina Jr. expressed his extreme gratitude to the government
and to the FRs.
"We will continue encouraging
the remaining victims of the CPP-NPA to return to the folds of the government.
It's not yet the end of their time. Especially now that all government agencies
are working together towards this endeavor," he said. (CMO Officer, 23IB
PA/PIA Agusan del Norte)
Caraga farmer's associations benefit mechanical rice transplanters from
DA
By Jennifer P. Gaitano
BUTUAN CITY, July 22 (PIA) – The
farmers in Caraga are thankful to the assistance provided by the Department of
Agriculture (DA).
Some 110 farmers associations in
the region received the 110 rice transplanters from the DA worth P30.4-million.
According to Felisa Hambala,
chairperson of Bayugan 3 Irrigators Association in Rosario, Agusan del Sur, the
rice transplanters provided to them would help the sector minimize their
expenses in farming.
“Through this machine, the labor
cost in farming was minimized, thus, our profit increased,” said Hambala.
Roman Padilla, Jr., chairperson of
Mambotua Farmers Association, incorporated in Magallanes, Agusan del Norte, is
also thankful being one of the beneficiaries of the said program.
He said, the machine makes their
work easier and help them increase productivity.
Apart from the transplanters given
to the farmers, DA-Caraga also oriented the beneficiaries on how to use it well
and take good care of it.
DA-Caraga regional technical
director for operations Alberto Ocampo, Jr. said that aside from minimizing the
expenses and time to consume in farming, the machines could also help the
farmers increase their production and their profit.
Women, children’s laws tackled in Pantawid 1st paralegal training
By Joana Rica P. Millama
BUTUAN CITY, July 22 – The
Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD)-Caraga through the Pantawid
Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) equipped its selected case managers and field
workers in handling women/children in especially difficult circumstances
(W/CEDC) through the conduct of its first-ever paralegal training on women and
children’s laws held recently in this city.
Crislea Celeste, 4Ps regional
program coordinator, relayed the need of the Pantawid staff to improve better
compliance to the Program in their respective areas based on Gender and
Development (GAD) laws, legal protocols, and referral pathways.
“This is also important for
promoting social justice in our national development. Since we are serving our
clientele who has less in life, they should have more at least in law,” added
Celeste.
Lawyer Josefe Sorrera-Ty, dean of
Father Saturnino Urios University (FSUU)-College of Law, served as the subject
matter expert in orienting the Pantawid staff on GAD laws that provide the
legal framework for managing W/CEDC.
These laws include Republic Act
8552 (Adoption Law), 10165 (Foster Care Act), 9775 (Anti-Child Pornography
Act), 7610 (Special Protection of Children against Abuse, Exploitation, and
Discrimination Act), 8353 (Anti-Rape Law of 1997), 9262 (Anti-VAWC Law), 9208
(Anti-Trafficking in Persons Act of 2003), and 7877 (Anti-Sexual Harassment
Law).
Although these laws are similarly
constructed, Ty discussed the difference by providing situational scenarios to
the participants. She stressed that all reported cases of violence, harassment,
or sexual abuse should be depicted clearly by the witnesses or the social
workers who are part in handling the case.
“The fruits of your burden will be
the blessing of those who come after you,” saidTy after she narrated the
adversities our Filipino lawyers have experienced in crafting the Revised Penal
Code which was patterned from the Spanish Civil Code.
Moreover, she said that public
employees should be granting their fellowmen, especially women and children,
access to social justice at all costs, emphasizing that “Public office is a
public trust,” as stated in the 1987 Philippine Constitution.
Celeste expressed the interest of
the Regional Program Management Office (RPMO) to sit down with FSUU’s Urian
Legal Assistance Program (ULAP) to possibly fortify partnership and present
these laws on women and children during Family Development Sessions (FDS) and
possible provision of legal assistance to those who are in need. DSWD and ULAP
are still to finalize these plans, and will meet on another date for this
breakthrough partnership.
On the third day, Jessie Catherine
Aranas, DSWD-Caraga Protective Services division chief, discussed the
procedures in filing gender-based violence (GBV) and other gender-related cases
and grievances. These include filling-out the GBV intake sheet, crafting a
social case study report, and filing a referral letter.
An action plan and evaluation was
done to formally close the three-day training. At least 40 field workers have
participated and a second batch is expected next week. (Social Marketing
Section/DSWD Field Office Caraga/PIA-Caraga)
Gigaquit wins in search for outstanding coastal
community
By Salve
Moreno-Dinolan
Out of the 14 national contenders
for the outstanding coastal community, Macrohon in Southern Leyte was named
grand winner, while Alaminos in Pangasinan bagged the first place award.
Macrohon will get 30 million worth
of agri-fishery livelihood assistance, while Alaminos and Gigaquit will receive
18 million and 10 million, respectively.
The winners were assessed based on
five criteria: no illegal fishing; observance of off-fishing season;
declaration of marine protected areas; clean coastal waters without any garbage
or industrial effluence flowing to the sea; and effective mangrove protection
and rehabilitation program.
Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel
PiΓ±ol, who attended the MMK awarding, is optimistic that the program would
contribute to the food sufficiency efforts for every Filipino.
"It is not just about today,
but an insurance that the next generation will survive with the sustainable use
of the marine resources," he said.
The municipality of Cortes in
Surigao Del Sur was inducted into the MMK Hall of Fame last year for
consistently being an outstanding coastal community. (Information Officer, BFAR
13/VLG/PIA-Surigao del Norte)
BCPO, SMA to boost establishments' security in
Butuan
By Jennifer P. Gaitano
BUTUAN CITY, July 22 - The Butuan
City Police Office (BCPO) facilitated and organized the Security Managers
Association (SMA) Election of officers held on July 15, 2019 at the Butuan City
hall.
Police Col. Albert Magno, city
director, expressed his warmest congratulations and support to the newly
elected officers of SMA.
In his message, he emphasized the
necessity of building a willing and cooperative organization that would aid the
police force in maintaining and ensuring public safety.
“The idea of establishing the said
association of business owners and managers of Butuan City materialized from
the foreknowledge of BCPO about the fast rising economic state of the city,”
cited Magno.
He has also foreseen the influx of
tourists, transients, consequent to the opening of SM mall and Vista mall, that
would further led to the expanded population in the city.
“Business will boom, proportional
to that is the higher crime volume,” he said.
With these facts, the city
director asked the SMA newly elected officers to be cooperative to the police
in preventing and solving crime e.g. expedite investigation by giving access to
CCTV, and the like.
He also assured that BCPO look
after the establishments’ safety as one of the unit’s top priorities.
“We were never hesitant to strike
if needed so but in order to be effective and efficient with our safe keeping
we need a fully functional and organized local organizations to act with us,”
Magno said.
The city police director further
expressed that this undeniable cooperation and provision coming from business
sectors made the entire police force thankful.
“With this strong bond between the
PNP and Security Managers Association, a safer Butuan could certainly be
attained,” he said. (BCPO/PIA-Caraga)
PopCom Caraga nakipag-ugnayan sa
ibang sektor para sa AHD programs
LUNGSOD NG BUTUAN, Hulyo 22 (PIA) – Nakipag-ugnayan ang Commission
on Population (PopCom) Caraga sa iba’t ibang ahensya ng gobyerno, civil society
organizations at simbahan para mabigyan ng tamang atensyon ang issue ng teenage
pregnancy sa rehiyon.
LUNGSOD NG BUTUAN, Hulyo 22 (PIA)
- Dahil sa kanilang determinasyon na mas mapaigting pa ang kampanya ng gobyerno
laban kaguluhan at karagasan dulot ng Communist Party of the Philippines – New
People’s Army (CPP-NPA) sa rehiyon ng Caraga, nagsasanay nang mabuti ang
Philippine National Police (PNP) at Philippine Army (PA) sa pagbuo ng
Information, Education and Communication (IEC) materials at pagbahagi nito sa
social media.
Ayon naman kay Police Corporal
Laarni Mabilog ng Butuan City Police Office, tumaas ang kanilang morale sa
isinagawang pagsasanay dahil marami siyang natuklasang bagong techniques sa
pagawa ng IEC materials na magagamit ng kanilang ahensiya sa kanilang
ibat-ibang programa at kampanya.
PopCom Caraga nakipag-ugnayan sa
ibang sektor para sa AHD programs
Ayon kay PopCom Caraga Regional Director Alexander Makinano, upang
mas mabigyang pansin ang reproductive health and fertility concerns ng mga
kabataan at mabigyan ng solusyon ang patuloy na pagtaas ng teenage pregnancy sa
rehiyon, kinakailangan ang tulong ng ibat’ibang ahensya - pampubliko man o
pribado.
Naniniwala si Makinano na ang
layuning ito ay makakatulong upang maging responsable ang mga kabataan
pagdating sa ganitong bagay.
Positibo ang PopCom Caraga na ang
hakbang na ito ay magbubunga ng magandang resulta at sa susunod na mga taon ay
mabawasan ang unplanned teenage pregnancy.
Dagdag pa ni Makinano na base sa
Philippine Statistics Authority National Demographic Survey result, mas mataas
ang teenage pregnancy sa urban areas kaysa rural, marahil ito ay dahil sa
unregulated na access ng mga kabataan sa mga pornographic materials at social
media.
Dahil sa pagtaas ng teenage
pregnancy nagkaroon din ng resolution ang Regional Development Council ng
rehiyon upang masupervise at mamonitor ang mga aktibidad sa mga internet cafΓ©
sa rehiyon lalo ang pag access sa mga pornographic sites o materials at social
media.
Dapat din daw na mabantayan ang mga kabataan sa oras na sila ay may
klase.
Dagdag pa ni Makinano na mas mahalaga pa rin na mamonitor ng mga
magulang ang mga gawain o aktibidad ng kanilang mga anak.
Ayon naman kay Department of
Health Caraga Regional Director Dr. Jose Llacuna. Jr., mahalaga ang pagkakaroon
ng tamang impormasyon kaya hinikayat nya ang mga partner media na magbiay ng
tamanag impormasyon sa kalusugan lalo na sa family planning.
Dagdag pa ni Llacuna, ginagawa ng
gobyerno na makapagbigay at magkaroon ng mabuting kalusugan ang mga tao, pero
responsibilidad din natin itong alagaan. (NCLM/PIA Caraga)
Kampanya laban CPP-NPA ng Army at PNP,
pinaigting pa sa pamamagitan ng social media
By Jennifer P. Gaitano
LUNGSOD NG BUTUAN, Hulyo 22 (PIA)
- Dahil sa kanilang determinasyon na mas mapaigting pa ang kampanya ng gobyerno
laban kaguluhan at karagasan dulot ng Communist Party of the Philippines – New
People’s Army (CPP-NPA) sa rehiyon ng Caraga, nagsasanay nang mabuti ang
Philippine National Police (PNP) at Philippine Army (PA) sa pagbuo ng
Information, Education and Communication (IEC) materials at pagbahagi nito sa
social media.
Ito ay para maipaabot sa publiko
ang mga tamang impormasyon at labanan ang mga kasinungalingan ng teroristang
grupo.
Sa isinagawang Journalism Training
ng Philippine Information Agency (PIA) Caraga sa mga kawani ng 402nd Brigade,
PA at PNP Caraga regional office 13 sa lungsod ng Butuan, ipinamalas nila ang
kanilang abilidad at pagiging malikhain sa pagbuo ng konsepto at mensahe para
sa infographics at social media cards na kanilang ibabahagi sa netizens.
Para kay 1Lt. Wilfredo Quilang,
commanding officer ng Bravo Company, 30th Infantry Battalion, PA na isa sa mga
partisipante, mas lumawak ang kanyang kaalaman sa pagawa ng balita, feature
news, infographics at social media cards bilang sandata sa online laban terorismo.
Ayon naman kay Police Corporal
Laarni Mabilog ng Butuan City Police Office, tumaas ang kanilang morale sa
isinagawang pagsasanay dahil marami siyang natuklasang bagong techniques sa
pagawa ng IEC materials na magagamit ng kanilang ahensiya sa kanilang
ibat-ibang programa at kampanya.
Pinuri naman ni 402nd Brigade
Commander Col. Maurito Licudine ang lahat ng partisipante at hinimok na maging
aktibo sa pagamit ng kanilang natutunan, at mas maging epektibo sa kanilang
komunikasyon o pakikisalamuha at coordinasyon sa ibat-ibang sektor ng
komunidad.
Samantala, binigyang-diin din ni
PIA Caraga regional director Abner Caga na isa itong mabisang paraan upang
ma-counter ang mga propaganda at panlilinlang ng teroristang CPP-NPA. Malaking
tulong din ito sa pagpapalaganap ng Executive Order 70 o whole-of-nation
approach sa pagsugpo ng insurgency sa rehiyon. (JPG/PIA-Caraga)
