Tandag residents avail services from Serbisyo
Caravan
By Jennifer P. Gaitano
BUTUAN CITY, Nov. 8 (PIA) - As
government agencies take serious steps in reaching out to the locals to improve
their quality of living, particularly those in conflict-affected areas in
Caraga region, another Serbisyo Caravan was conducted, wherein issues and concerns
of various communities were raised and discussed.
Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles,
who serves as the cabinet officer for the Regional Development and Security
(CORDS) personally attended the said caravan and answered all the queries and
concerns of the residents.
CabSec. Nograles also revealed
various projects and other development plans for the affected areas that would
uplift their livelihood.
Benefitting residents from the
serbisyo caravan were delighted to have learned that among the priority projects
include the construction of access roads or farm to market roads.
According to Samuel Plasa Cedron,
punong barangay of Maitum, it is a dream come true that their sentiments and
concerns were addressed and resolved.
“This is an opportune time for us to
raise our issues and concerns to the concerned agencies, so they could also
help us address each and work together towards peace and development,” Cedron
bared.
Tandag City Mayor Roxanne Pimentel
emphasized that the local government is giving due attention to the needs of
the residents and is regularly conducting consultations among different sectors
in the city.
“We will continue reaching out to
the grassroots and know what they need so they could live comfortably and
peacefully in their area, especially those in the remotest areas,” said
Pimentel.
During the caravan, beneficiaries
have availed of the free medical and legal consultations, and a lot more of
services from the concerned government agencies.
Locals hoped that this would
sustain and would reach other remote areas. (JPG/NCM, PIA-Caraga)
30 cops undergo reformation seminar in Butuan
By PSMS Zena M Panaligan
BUTUAN CITY, Nov. 8 - A total of
30 cops attended the seven-day Focused Reformation/Reorientation and Moral
Enhancement (FORM Police) seminar that started on Thursday, November 5 at the
headquarters of Police Regional Office (PRO) 13, this city.
Police Regional Office (PRO) 13
Director BGen. Joselito T. Esquivel, Jr. emphasized that the seminar is in line
with the Philippine National Police’s (PNP's) internal cleansing efforts and
shall instill discipline and reform among the participants who committed misdemeanors.
Colonel Jason D. Ortizo, acting
director of the PNP Chaplain Service, attended the occasion and served as
facilitator of the activity.
“The FORM POLICE is not a
punishment, but rather a restorative approach through a continuing re-training
program that personnel must undergo to make them more service-oriented members
of the organization,” bared BGen. Esquivel.
The participants came from the
different city and provincial police offices in Caraga region and are facing
administrative cases. (PNCO, PNP-13/ PIA-Caraga)
AgNor IPs benefit from community immersion
By Jennifer P. Gaitano
BUTUAN CITY, Nov. 8 (PIA) -- As
the conduct of community immersions were intensified reaching the grassroots in
Caraga region, various government agencies constantly ensure that vulnerable
sectors also receive the basic social services they need.
This also forms part of the
implementation of Executive Order No. 70 of President Rodrigo Duterte, to stop
the local communist armed conflict in the country. And the conduct of community
immersion is just one of the initiatives of the government.
Maricel Maayo, a Mamanwa from
Barangay Puting Bato, Cabadbaran City was one of the IPs who was delighted to
receive the services provided to them by the government stakeholders.
She said the free medicines she
received would help her children in treating them from minor sickness. She
further emphasized that they have difficulty in buying medicines and other
basic commodities considering that they are living in a remote area.
“Thank you to all government
agencies for giving us medicines. It is such a great help,” said Maayo.
Teresita Subay, another Mamanwa,
also stressed that they recognized the effort of the government particularly in
implementing programs that help uplift their lives such as the Pantawid
Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps), wherein his son was a beneficiary, and is now
a soldier.
“I have my trust and confidence to
the government, and I will never support the NPA especially that my son is now
a government soldier,” Subay said.
Ernesto Gaan, a sectoral datu also
called on other IP tribes not to allow themselves to be deceived and fooled by
the communist terrorist groups, as it would only cause harm to the IP
communities.
He added that he is pleased to see
the presence of the military in their community as it hinders any attempt of
exploitation and abuse by the NPAs to them.
Meanwhile, Agusan del Norte
Governor Dale Corvera urged residents in the barangays of Mahaba, Putting Bato,
Conception, Bay-ang and Bayabas not to give any form of support to the NPAs in
order to put a stop on insurgency and be able to live peacefully in their
respective communities. (JPG/MFC, PIA-Caraga)
Bilang ng sumukong rebeldeng NPA, nadagdagan pa
sa Surigao
By Jennifer P. Gaitano
LUNGSOD NG BUTUAN, Nobyembre 8
(PIA) - Mahigit 40 dating miyembro ng New People's Army (NPA) ang nagsuko ng
kanilang baril bilang bahagi ng kanilang pagbabalik-loob sa gobyerno.
Ito ay sa isinagawang 3rd Caraga
Regional Task Force - Ending Local Communist Armed Conflict (RTF-ELCAC) sa
Tandag City na nasaksihan mismo ni Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles, kasama ng
iba pang opisyal.
Nangako ang mga ito na
susuportahan ang pamahalaan at mamumuhay nang maayos at payapa sa kani-kanilang
komunidad.
Tumanggap sila ng financial
assistance at firearms remuneration na aabot sa kabuuang P1.6-milyon.
Lubos naman ang kanilang
pasasalamat sa tulong na ibinigay sa kanila ng gobyerno.
Pinasalamatan din ni CabSec.
Nograles ang mga dating rebelde sa kanilang pagsuko, at binigyang-diin na
seryoso ang gobyerno sa pagpapatupad ng Executive Order 70 ni President Rodrigo
Duterte.
Samantala, pagtitiyak naman ni
Surigao del Sur Governor Alexander Pimentel, na patuloy ang pagsasagawa ng
Serbisyo Caravan at immersion sa mga lugar ng probinsya na apektado ng
insurhensiya.
Ito ay upang mas maramdaman ng
mamamayan ang sensirong pagtugon ng gobyerno sa kanilang pangangailangan.
(JPG/PIA-Caraga)
Programang 'Radio Rehab' ng PCOO, inilunsad sa Butuan City
By Jennifer P. Gaitano
LUNGSOD NG BUTUAN, Nobyembre 8
(PIA) - Kasabay sa kanyang pagbisita sa lungsod, iprinisenta ni Presidential
Communications Operations Office (PCOO) Secretary Martin Andanar ang mga bagong
equipment na makatutulong upang mas maging maganda, maayos at dekalidad ang mga
radio station ng gobyerno.
Ang mga kagamitang ay
donasyon ng People’s Republic of China para sa rehabilitasyon ng
government radio stations sa bansa, at kabilang na dito ang Radyo Pilipinas
(RP) Butuan.
Target ng PCOO na ma-rehabilitate
at maiangat ang estado ng mga estasyon sa ilalim ng Philippine Broadcasting
Service (PBS).
Ayon sa kalihim, sampung estasyon
ang target na isasailalim sa rehabilitasyon. Maliban sa Butuan City, nagbigay
rin ang China ng mahigit P100-milyong halaga ng radio broadcast equipment para
sa mga estasyon sa Cagayan de Oro City, Davao City, Cebu City, Tawi-Tawi At
Bataan.
Dagdag pa ng kalihim, bukas ang
pamahalaan sa mga bansang nais tumulong sa pagpapalakas ng pagbibigay
impormasyon gamit ang radyo bilang platform.
Binigyang-diin naman ni Maria
Lourdes Apego, station manager ng dxBN-Radyo Pilipinas Butuan, na mas
pagbubutihin pa nila ang kanilang serbisyo publiko at pagbabalita.
(JPG/PIA-Caraga)
