“Kadiwa on Wheels”
rolls out in Butuan’s remote barangays
BUTUAN CITY, April 16 -- The Department of Agriculture - Caraga has
served three barangays on its first “Kadiwa on Wheels.” The program aims to
bring the market to residents observing the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ)
imposed in the city and the entire region.
Farmers’ associations in cooperation with individual entrepreneurs and
the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) have displayed commodities
such as fresh vegetables, fruits, dressed chicken, pork cuts, fish, and other
food supplies.
Residents from Barangay Pagatpatan, Agusan Pequeรฑo, and Bading are given
the opportunity to buy their food needs right at the area where they live.
“We’re glad for this action from the government. Residents here don’t
need to buy at the market or grocery stores, because our needs are already
brought here,” said Chairperson Larry Abuzo of Barangay Agusan Pequeรฑo.
The Department’s initiative is in support to curb the spread of the
coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in the country.
“We’re bringing the market here in the barangays so we can help limit
the going in and out of the people just to buy food,” said Agribusiness and
Marketing Assistance Division Chief Lynn Pareรฑas.
Pareรฑas said that the strict implementation of protocols, such as social
distancing and wearing of face masks, among buyers at the barangay hall covered
court are being followed.
Suppliers of the “Kadiwa on Wheels” are farmer-members of
Sumilihon-Taguibo Farmers’ Association (SUTAFA), Lemon Integrated Farmers’ Association,
JVV Farms, Andrew’s Dressed Chicken, and Surigao City Fish Buyers Association.
The consolidated gross sales of the suppliers reached a total of PHP
79,440 for the three barangays. “This is also a good way to help our
farmer-entrepreneurs have their products sold and still earn despite the
pandemic,” said Pareรฑas. (DA Caraga/PIA Caraga)
By Aurelius P. Arais
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| Photos: Carrascal Municipal Agriculture Office |
TANDAG CITY, Surigao del Sur, Apr. 16 -- Heeding the call of the
Department of Agriculture (DA) Secretary William Dar, the local government unit
of Carrascal, Surigao del Sur is now in the height of buying-out palay from its
farmer constituents.
This was learned from Japhet Sugian, a municipal agriculturist of the
said town in an interview over DA Caraga's weekly radio program Bahandi Sa
Kaumahan.
Sugian said that Mayor Vicente H. Pimentel III approved an ordinance to
ensure a sufficient supply of rice in their locality amidst the threat of the
CoViD-19 pandemic.
“We have an approved P2M based on the approved ordinance and an
additional P1.5M from the Economic Development Fund bringing the total budget
to P3.5M purposely to purchase palay from our local farmers,” Sugian explained.
Sugian said that they are going to buy fresh palay at the farm gate
price of P18.00 per kilo, while those farmers who already milled their harvest
will be purchased pegged at P2,000.00 per bag of 50 kilograms.
“I have fielded my staff to visit
the interested farmers themselves and record the actual harvest and the farmer
will get the payment at our municipal office to avoid bringing cash in the
field for security purposes,” he said.
LGU will provide free hauling services to ensure hassle-free
transactions.
Carrascal LGU projected a total of 180,000 kilograms or an estimate of
3,200 bags of rice will be purchased from the local farmers.
Earlier, Sugian explained that the LGU had signed a memorandum of
agreement with the five rice mills and two mechanical dryers to process their
purchased palay.
“The ultimate purpose of our initiative is to help our farmers and at
the same time to ensure that the LGU can have a ready supply of rice for our
second round of providing foods for our constituents affected by the quarantine
due to COVID-19,” Sugian disclosed.
As of last planting season, Carrascal has more than 400 hectares planted
with rice.
Aside from buying palay, the LGU is also finalizing the scheme to
buy-out other agricultural crops such as vegetables and root crops for a
localized market to be established in strategic barangays.
Secretary Dar appealed to the local government units to buy products
from their local farmers for their relief operations amidst the CoViD-19
pandemic. (DA Caraga/PIA-Surigao del Sur)
By Allen Joe Lumanta
TRENTO, Agusan del Sur, Abril 16 -- Midawat sa ilang tagsa-tagsa ka
medical clearance ang 41 ka mga Quarantine Graduates nga mipuyo sa Municipal
Isolation Facility ning lungsod sa Trento atul sa gipahigayong hamubo nga
programa sa Trento National High School Covered Court kagahapong adlawa, Abril
15, 2020.
Ang maong mga “graduates” miabot sa Caraga-Davao Borders niadtong Marso
31, 2020 ug aktong naabtan sa Regional Lockdown nga gipatuman sa Caraga
Regional Inter-Agency Task Force (CRIATF) for CoViD-19.
Sa ilang pagsulod sa Agusan del Sur ug Caraga Region, otomatikong giihap
sila isip mga Persons Under Monitoring (PUM) o suspected case (sa bag-o nga
pinulungan sa Department of Health) ug giatiman sa Rural Health Unit personnel
sa lungsod sa Trento ug sa Provincial Health Office sugod niadtong Marso 31
hangtud Abril 14, 2020.
Sa hamubong programa, gipasabot ni Governor Santiago Cane, Jr. sa mga
“graduates” ang kabuluhan sa gibuhat kanila nga Mandatory 14-Day Quarantine
pinasubay sa guidelines nga gipakanaug sa CRIATF.
Tungod sa maong lakang nga gipatuman sa CRIATF nahimo kining
“contributing factor” sa pagpabilin sa Caraga nga CoViD-free region, ug kini
gipasidunggan ni National Task Force CoViD-19 chief implementer Carlito Galvez,
Jr.
Gikasayran nga gibutyag ni Galvez atul sa interview sa Dobol B News TV
nga ang Baguio City, Davao ug Caraga mga ehemplo sa maayong pagpatuman sa mga
precautionary measures batuk sa gikahadlokang coronavirus disease 2019
(COVID-19) tungod sa hiniusang pwersa niini ug pagtinabangay sa mga kapulisan,
militar, ug mga civil service organizations.
Sa laing bahin, mihangyo usab si Mayor William Calvez sa mga “graduates”
nga magpabiling alerto sa palibot tungod kay wala pa nahuman ang hulga sa COVID
pandemic, ug gikinahanglan nga sila isip mga graduates sa 14-day quarantine
magsilbing mga giya usab sa ilang matag komunidad, pamilya, ug mga kahigalaan.
Lakip sa mga “graduates” ang mga PUM nga gikan sa nagkalain-laing
munisipyo – Bayugan City (4); Veruela (4); Sta. Josefa (2); San Francisco (2);
Talacogon (2); Prosperidad (1); Rosario (3); ug Trento (23). (MIO-Trento,
AgSur/PIA-Agusan del Sur)
Legislative awareness week
sa Cabadbaran ipatuman
By Shiene V. Deligero
DAKBAYAN SA CABADBARAN, Agusan del Norte, Abril 16 -- Atol sa gihimong
ika-35th regular sesyon sa Sangguniang Panlalawigan aprobado na ang City
Ordinance No. 043-2019 gikan sa Sangguniang Panglungsod sa Cabadbaran ning
lalawigan alang sa pagpahigayon matag ikaduhang semana sa Nobyembre kada tuig
isip Legislative Awareness Week kun LAW ug paghatag pundo niini.
Katuyoan sa maong ordinansa nga gipangamahanan ni Sangguniang Panlungsod
Member Leo Dale A. Corvera nga mapalambo ang legal literacy sa mga kabatanonan
pinaagi sa paghimo og legal nga lehislasyon pinaagi sa pag conduct og
simposiums, workshops ug academic competitions.
Ang kalihokan sa maong semana naglangkob sa mga mosunod:
1. Informative drive on approved Local Legislation
2. Seminar Workshop on Local Legislative on Policy-Making Process
3. Academic contest ug
4. Legislative State of the City Address
Sa gihimong pagtuon sa Committee on Rules nga gipangunahan ni Board
Member Elizabeth Marie R. Calo, nakita nga ang maong lakang makatabang sa
katawhan hilabi na sa kabatan-onan tungod kini nahisubay sa Chapter 1, Section
4 Education Act of 1982 nga nag-unod sa pagtudlo ug paghatag og dugang kaalam
kabahin sa ilang mga katungod ug katungdanan as Filipino citizens . Mao usab sa
Capter II, Section 5(2) nga nagtumong sa pagpauswag ug pagpanalipod sa kaayohan
ug interes sa mga kabatan-onan pinaagi sa pagpasabot sa ilang mga katungod ug
obligasyon.
Ang kalihukan pangunahan sa usa ka task force nga pangulohan sa City
Vice Mayor isip chairperson, komitiba sa edukasyon ug kultura isip Vice Chair,
City Division Superintendent, DepEd Cabadbaran ug tanan konsehal isip mga
myembro.
Kini pagapondohan sa kantidad nga P500,000 alang sa epektibong
implementasyon niini.
Ang nasangpit nga ordinansa gi-aprobahan sa SP pinaagi sa Sanggunian
Resolution No.10-2019 sa pagpanguna ni Bokal Calo. (LGU Agusan del Norte/PIA
Agusan del Norte)
