1,035 beneficiaries receive salaries from DOLE's TUPAD in SurSur
TANDAG
CITY, Surigao del Sur, Apr. 28 (PIA) -- Some 1,035 beneficiaries of Tulong
Panghanapbuhay sa Ating Displaced/Disadvantaged Workers (TUPAD) have received
their salaries from the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) in Surigao
del Sur on Friday, Apr. 23, 2021. A total of P4,968,000.00 TUPAD salaries were
released to the beneficiary-workers in the informal sector.
The
said beneficiaries were coming from the local government units (LGUs) of
Barobo, Tagbina, Bislig City, and Tandag City, the first batch to finish their
short-term work engagement that involved cleaning of public facilities and
community gardening.
According
to the DOLE Surigao del Sur Provincial Office, of the 1,035 beneficiaries, 200
of whom are from the LGU of Barobo, 666 from LGU-Tagbina, 78 from Bislig City,
and 91 from Tandag City.
Based
on the report, each beneficiary received P4,800.00 for the 15-day work (4 hours
a day only); following the prevailing minimum daily wage in the Region which is
P320.00/day. Minimum health protocols were observed during the duration of the
activity.
The
TUPAD Program is a safety net program that provides temporary wage employment
to the workers in the informal sector particularly the unpaid family workers
and self-employed workers with elementary occupations who were displaced or
whose earnings were affected due to the COVID-19 pandemic, it was learned.
(with a report from DOLE/PIA-Surigao del Sur)
DSWD-Caraga continues to provide aid to AgSur FRs in 2021
BUTUAN CITY, Apr. 28 -- Fifty-two (52) Former Rebels (FRs) receive cash aid worth P520,000.00, as well as family food packs, hygiene kits, and sleeping kits under the National Government’s Enhanced Comprehensive Local Integration Program (E-CLIP), last April 15, 2021, at the Naliyagan Cultural Center, Patin-Ay, Prosperidad, Agusan del Sur.
The
Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office Caraga led by
the OIC-Regional Director, Ramel Jamen, personally handed the assistance to the
recipients. Each of the 52 beneficiaries received cash worth P10,000.00, plus
family food packs, hygiene kits, and sleeping kits as part of DSWD’s part of
the E-CLIP implementation.
“Personally,
dili ko gusto nga former rebels ang itawag sa inyo, gusto nako nga tawagon
kamo’ng bag-ong katawhan, aron dali nato’ng malimtan ang gidisisyonan nga mga
papel sa niagi’ng mga katuigan isip NPA (I would like to refrain from calling
you Former Rebels, instead, I wanted to call you as New Persons, so that your
previous leaning towards the left-wing disciplines and practices can easily be
forgotten),” Jamen said.
The
E-CLIP is one of the peace-building initiatives of the government to meet the
priorities for the Philippine Development Plan 2017-2022. Its implementation is
further intensified by the issuance of the Executive Order No. 70 (EO 70) s.
2018 which seeks to institutionalize the Whole-of-Nation Approach to facilitate
and pursue the country’s peace agenda.
With
the government’s calling for full participation of the national government
agencies and local government units in the program, DSWD, being one of the
members of the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict
(NTF-ELCAC), affirms the implementation of the program through the provision of
social welfare and protection program/services towards beneficiaries.
Other
members of the NTF-ELCAC also participated in handling the assistance to the
beneficiaries. These members were Edgar Ostos Ga, Municipal Barangay and
Community Development Head, Major Ariel Pabria, Executive Officer of 26 IB, and
Brigadier General Allan Hambala, Commanding Officer of the 401st Brigade,
Philippine Army.
“Usa
kini ka activity karon pagpamatuod kung unsa ka sensero ang atong gobyerno
alang niadtong atong mga kaigsuonan nga nahisalaag, mga dating NPA nga karon
nibalik na sa sabakan sa gobyerno. (This event is a solid evidence of our
government’s sincerity to help our Former Rebels who abandoned the armed
struggle and opted to become productive members of society),“ said Agusan del
Sur Governor Santiago ‘Santi’ Cane Jr., live via Zoom.
Protective
Services Division (PSD) Chief, Jessie Catherine Aranas, emphasized that this
assistance will surely help the FRs start anew. Sarrah Rose Salingay, Crisis
Intervention Section (CIS) Head, also added that the assistance will serve as
instrument for the Former Rebels to feel accepted in their reintegration to
society.
On behalf of fellow FRs, alias Datu, 64-years-old, expressed gratitude to the government for the renewed hope and for giving them another chance to recover from the lost opportunities. Datu already has his own start-up poultry business. Datu also added that the assistance given by DSWD FO Caraga will never be put into waste since he will use it in expanding his farm. (DSWD-Caraga/PIA-Caraga)
IP observance gigahinan og 3 ka adlaw sa Buenavista
DAKBAYAN
SA BUTUAN, Abril 28 -- Ang pagyukbo sa mga Indigenous Peoples’ (IP) sa lungsod
sa Buenavista gihatagan og dakong pagtagad sa mga lokal nga opisyal ug
gi-deklara ang katapusang adlaw sa Miyerkules, Huebes ug Byernes sa bulan sa
Oktobre isip Indigenous Peoples observance atol sa selebrasyon sa National
Indigenous Peoples Month.
Kini ang mando ubos sa Municipal
No. 08-2021 nga gikan sa lungsod sa Buenavista, nga gi-aprubahan sa Sangguniang
Panlalawigan ug gi-deklara nga balido pinaagi sa Sanggunian Resolution No.
198-2021.
Pinaagi sa maong ordinansa, sa
pagpangamahanan ni Sangguniang Bayan Member Rolando S. Lanapan, gipalig-on
niini ang adlaw alang sa mga lumad gitunong sa bulan sa Oktubre.
Usa kini ka mahinungdanon nga
adlaw alang sa tanan nga mga IP sa tibuuk nga nasud. Ingon man subay kini sa
implementasyon sa IPRA law of 1997, ug pag-ila sa kamahinungdanon sa Indegenous
Cultural Community.
Adlaw kini sa mga lumad aron
ipakita ang ilang kultura ug tradisyon nga adunay dakong pagtahod sa pag-apil
sa komunidad sa IP ngadto sa pagsulong sa mga kinabuhi, ug socio-culture
development sa usa ka komunidad.
Ang katuyoan sa municipal
ordinance aron mapalig-on ang pagpatuman sa balaod sa IPRA ug pag-ila sa
kahinungdanon sa mga komunidad nga kulturanhon sa mga Katawhan.
Ang maong lakang nahisubay usab sa
Presidential Proclaim No. 486, nga nagdeklara kaniadtong Oktubre 29 nga ingon
usa ka National Indigenous People Thanksgiving Day agig suporta sa pagpatuman
sa IPRA Law ug sa pag-ila sa kahinungdanon sa mga Indibidwal nga Komunidad sa
Kultura.
Gi-aprobahan ang Sanggunian Resolution No. 198-2021, sa pagpanginahan ni Provincial Board Member Meriam G. Pagaran, tsirman sa Committee on Municipal Affairs atol sa ika-86th regular session niadtong Abril 23, 2021. (LGU Agusan del Norte/PIA Agusan del Norte)
