PRC chair recognizes
active involvement of Caraganon volunteers
By Jennifer P. Gaitano
BUTUAN CITY, Jan. 15 (PIA) – In time
with his visit in Caraga region as guest of honor during the blessing and inauguration
of the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) Molecular Laboratory in Surigao City, Senator
Richard “Dick” Gordon recognized the Caraganon volunteers who continue to help
others amid the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic.
The senator who is also the current PRC
chairperson and chief executive officer (CEO) also emphasized how Caraganons
unite and work together in achieving common goals. With the completion and
anticipated operation of the newly-built molecular laboratory, Gordon
highlighted the active involvement and contribution of the private sector particularly
the mining companies.
“With your dedication to provide better
services to the people in Caraga, many will also experience better
opportunities and development in the region,” cited Gordon.
First District of Surigao del Norte
Representative Francisco Jose Matugas II expressed his thanks on behalf of the
residents of the city to the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) and partners from the
private sector such as the Taganito HPAL Nickel Corporation for their
generosity, which resulted in the establishment of a PRC Molecular Laboratory
in Surigao City.
"Despite the many disasters that
your agency needed to attend to, you chose to make us your priority to which we
are truly grateful for," the official said. He added that the opening of
the testing facility is a timely development, as the entire province opens its
borders to local tourists. His gratitude was also extended to the medical staff
and volunteers who will be manning the laboratory operations.
Vice Governor Eddie Geed Gokiangkee,
Jr. also bared that the facility is a manifestation of the continued commitment
of the stakeholders to fight COVID-19 and to assist in the gradual recovery of
the economic activities.
Meanwhile, Jose Bayani Baylon of the
Nickel Asia Corporation said that the establishment of the facility is a result
of the "performance, trust, and leadership" among the institutions
involved in the said initiative, such as the Taganito HPAL Nickel Corporation
and the Surigao State College of Technology (SSCT).
He added that the project was also a
way for the company to lend help in more relevant ways, as the entire country
grapples with the effects of the pandemic. (JPG/VLG/PIA-Caraga)
P1M alang relocation site sa Brgy Tagbongabong aprobado na
By Jessica O. Mellejor
DAKBAYAN SA BUTUAN, Enero 15 --
Aprobado na sa Sangguniang Panlalawigan ang pagbalhin sa kantidad nga
P1,000,000.00 gikan sa lokal nga panggamhanan sa Agusan del Norte ngadto sa
lungsod sa Remedios T. Romualdez kun RTR alang sa pagpalit og yuta nga himoon og
relocation site nga maghatag og permanenting yutang kapuy-an sa mga
residenteng kabos sa Barangay Tagbongabong.
Ang tuyo nga mahatagag luna ang mga
pamilyang hangtod karon nagapuyo lang gihapon sa mga lugar sa lungsod nga
dilikado tungod sa kawad-on nga mupalit ug kaugalingong yutang kapuy-an.
Gihatagan sa Sangguniang Panlalawigan
og otoridad si Gobernador Dale B. Corvera sa pagpirma sa Memorandum of
Agreement (MOA) tali sa LGU sa RTR alang sa pagbalhin sa maong pundo.
Gilatid sa maong MOA kinsa lamang
kadtong pwede mo-avail ug ang mga gikinahanglang rekesitos.
Sa pag-usisa sa SP pinaagi sa Committee
on Finance and Appropriation, diin tsirman si Bise Gobernador Ramon A G.
Bungabong ang local government sa lungsod sa RTR, gihatagan prioridad sa tinuig
nga programa sa pagpamuhunan ang pag-angkon sa yuta nga gituyo alang sa
pagtukod sa usa ka relocation site nga naa sa barangay Tagbongabong nga adunay
gilapdon nga kapin o kulang sa upat ka ektarya.
Ang maong lakang gi-aprobahan pinaagi sa Sanggunian Resolution No. 574-2020 sa pagpanguna ni Bise Gob. Bungabong inubanan nila Bokal Elizabeth Marie R. Calo ug si Bokal Virgilio R. EscasiΓ±as, Jr., isip mga co-authors. (LGU Agusan del Norte/PIA Agusan del Norte)
