AgNor town prohibits
domestic passenger vessels to dock at the port
By Nora
C. Lanuza
BUTUAN
CITY, March 17 (PIA) – The Sangguniang Bayan (SB) of the municipality of Nasipit,
Agusan del Norte issues a Municipal Resolution prohibiting all passenger
vessels to dock at the Nasipit seaport due to Coronavirus disease or COVID-19.
As
stated in the resolution, all vessels carrying passengers are not allowed to
dock at the port effective March 14 until such time that the prohibition is
lifted by the local government.
According
to Mayor Enrico Corvera, the move is one of the precautionary measures against
the local transmission of COVID-19 in the country.
Meanwhile,
Mayor Corvera clarifies that the news circulating on social media that the
municipality had imposed a community quarantine is absolutely false. Corvera
assures every Nasipitnons that the local government unit is doing its best in
coordination with the provincial government and the regional agencies to
protect and safeguard its constituents. (NCLM/PIA Agusan del Norte)
Eco-friendly human waste
management isinusulong ng DOST Caraga
By
Doreen Marielle N. Rosales
LUNGSOD
NG BUTUAN, Marso 17 -- Isinusulong ng Department of Science and Technology
(DOST) Caraga ang eco-friendly na alternatibo sa human waste management sa
tulong ng eco-friendly septic tank system o Ecosep.
Kumpara
sa karaniwang septic tank, ang Ecosep ay gumagamit ng Vigormin, isang organo
mineral na nakakatulong para mabilis na mabulok ang bakteryang nasa human waste
nang sa ganun ay maagapan ang kontaminasyon sa mga sewarage system.
Gawa
ito ng Pilipinong imbentor na si Dr. Merlinda Palencia ng Adamson University.
Una na rin itong ginamit sa boracay na nakatulong para mapabilis ang paglilinis
at redevelopment sa isla noong 2018.
Giit ni
DOST Caraga regional director Dominga Mallonga, maaaring magpatayo ang sinuman
ng Ecosep dahil mabibili ang mga kagamitan at ang natuang organo mineral sa
kanilang ahensya.
Matapos
ang isinagawang pilot testing sa isla ng Siargao, layon ng ahensyang pang-agham
ngayon na maipalawak pa ang paggamit ng Ecosep sa iba’t-ibang parte ng bansa
lalo na sa mga matataong lugar katulad ng food establishments. Ayon kay DOST
Secretary Fortunato Dela PeΓ±a, mainam din na ito ang gamitin ng mga naturang
establisyamento upang matiyak ang kalinisan ng kanilang paligid.
Ang
naturang proyekto ay isa sa mga Reseacrch and Development (R&D) project ng
ahensya. Kabilang din ito sa pinaigting na inspeksyon sa kalinisan ng mga food
establishments sa rehiyon sa pamamagitan ng Food Establishments Inspection and
Grading System (FEIGS) ng DOST Caraga.
Sa
ngayon, naipatayo na ang Ecosep sa Sugba Lagoon, isa sa mga kilalang tourist
destination sa munisipyo ng Del Carmen sa Siargao Island. (PIA-Caraga)
Caraga cops to file raps vs pastor
for fake news on COVID-19
DOST Caraga pushes
for sustainable human waste management
By
Doreen Marielle N. Rosales
BUTUAN
CITY, Mar. 17 (PIA) -- The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) Caraga
is now advocating for an eco-friendly alternative for human waste management
through the Eco-friendly Septic Tank System or Ecosep.
Compared
to the ordinary septic tank, Ecosep makes use of Vigormin, an organo mineral
used to hasten the decomposition process of the bacteria found in human waste
in order to prevent contamination in sewerage system.
This
was an innovation by Dr. Merlinda Palencia, a Filipino inventor from Adamson
University. The said organo mineral was also used during the successful
redevelopment of Boracay Island in 2018.
According
to DOST Caraga Regional Director Dominga Mallonga, anyone can avail and install
Ecosep since both the equipment and the Vigormin can be purchased from their
office.
After
conducting the pilot testing in Siargao Island, the science department is
planning on expanding the usage of Ecosep in different parts of the country
especially in crowded places such as food establishments. DOST Secretary
Fortunato Dela PeΓ±a furthered that the said septic tank is ideal for the said
establishments to maintain the sanitation of their environment.
The
said project is under the Research and Development Project of the agency. This
is also part of the heightened inspection of the food establishments in the
region through the Food Establishments Inspection and Grading System (FEIGS) of
DOST Caraga.
At
present, an Ecosep has been installed in Sugba Lagoon, one of the most popular
tourist destinations in the municipality of Del Carmen in Siargao Island.
(PIA-Caraga)
Caraga cops to file raps vs pastor
for fake news on COVID-19
BUTUAN CITY, Mar. 17 -- The Veruela Municipal Police Station in
Veruela town, Agusan del Sur is now preparing to file charges against a 29-year
old pastor who posted false information about the Coronavirus Disease 2019
(COVID-19) on his Facebook account.
Police Regional Office (PRO) 13
identifies the suspect as Michael P. Gumonit, a resident of Barangay Binucayan,
Loreto, Agusan del Sur and pastor of International One-Way Outreach Foundation
Inc. Church based in the town of Veruela in the same province.
He posted about two positive cases
of COVID-19 in areas of San Gabriel and Sta. Emilia in Veruela. Upon
verification, however, the news was found to be false and fabricated.
Gumonit will be facing charges for
violation of Article 154 of the Revised Penal Code or the "Unlawful Use of
Means of Publication and Unlawful Utterances" in relation to section 6 of
Republic Act 10175 or the Anti-Cybercrime Law.
The Police Regional Office (PRO)
13 had warned against the spread of false information on COVID-19. They remind
the public to acquire information from credible sources, such as the Department
of Health (DOH) Caraga.
For up-to-date status of COVID-19,
visit https://www.who.int for global updates
and www.doh.gov.ph/2019n-CoV for national updates on COVID-19.
Updates on COVID-19 in Caraga can also be accessed in the DOH – Center for
Health and Development Caraga Facebook page,
via https://www.facebook.com/caraga.doh.gov.ph/.
(PRO13/PIA-Caraga)
Upat ka adlaw nga
working days matag semana gipatuman sa AgNor
By Angel
Lyn G. Gaviola
DAKBAYAN
SA BUTUAN, Marso 17 -- Gipatuman sugod Lunes, Marso 16, ang upat ka adlaw nga
working days sa mga empleyado sa probinsya sa Agusan del Norte isip usa sa mga
paagi paglikay sa COVID-19.
Kini
pinasikad sa resolusyon nga gipagawas sa Civil Service Commission (CSC) sa
pag-awhag sa tanang ahensya ug buhatan sa goberno pagpatuman sa mga kabag-ohan
sa eskedyul ug oras sa trabaho sa mga empleyado tungod sa hulga sa COVID-19.
Ubos sa
upat ka adlaw nga work-week arrangement, kinahanglang motrabaho og 10 ka oras
matag adlaw sulod sa 4 ka adlaw ang mga trabahante. Naay grupo sa trabahante
nga mosulod sa alas 7:00 sa buntag ngadto sa alas 6:00 sa gabii ug naay grupo
nga mosulod sa alas 8:00 sa buntag ngadto sa alas 7:00 sa gabii.
Lambigit
sa mga lakang sa paglikay sa posibleng pagkaylap sa kadaut sa COVID-19, gimando
usab ni Gob. Dale B. Corvera sa mga empleyado pinaagi sa usa ka memorandum
order kagahapon nga likayan ang pagbiyahe gawas sa Agusan del Norte, gawas kon
kini seminar, workshop ug uban pang aktibidades nga gikinahanglan gyod sa
probinsya.
Gipatuman
usab karon sa kapitolyo ang paglimita sa bisita sa matag opisina ngadto sa
labing taas 20 ka indibidwal lamang. Moagi usab karon sa thermal gun ang
tanang mosulod sa kapitolyo pagsusi sa ilang temperature.
Tungod
sa mga nahisgutan sa itaas, na-postpone ang pipila ka kalihukan sa AGUSAN UP!
Apan ipahigayon kini sa mosunod nga mga semana. (Agusan UP, LGU Agusan del
Norte/PIA Agusan del Norte)
