Friday, October 22, 2021

Bislig leads service orientation, employment facilitation

BISLIG CITY, Surigao del Sur – The city government of Bislig through the Public Employment Service Office (PESO) conducted an orientation on government services and employment facilitation program in partnership with the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE)-Surigao del Sur Provincial Office on October 15, 2021, at Bonsai Riverview Inn, Brgy. Poblacion, this city.

Representatives from the 24 city barangays, different local establishments, livelihood associations, Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs), and media joined in the activity.

Josel Ann Dua discussed the DOLE Integrated Livelihood and Emergency Employment Program (DILEEP) - Tulong Panghanapbuhay Para sa Mga Disadvantaged/ Displaced Workers (TUPAD) and Government Internship Program (GIP)) while Ritchel Butao, Regional Office Head of Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) - Caraga shared the Pre-employment Orientation Seminar and POEA Updates. Also, the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) Caraga, represented by Lorie Ann Hilongos discussed the agency's employment programs.

Meanwhile, City Information Officer Napoleon L. Velez also gave a message.

The minimum health protocols were strictly observed throughout the orientation to ensure the safety of the attendees and personnel involved. (CIO-Bislig/PIA-Surigao del Sur)

Thursday, October 21, 2021

TESDA showcases skills in 2021 Regional Skills Competition

BUTUAN CITY -- The Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) Caraga will hold the 2021 Regional Skills Competition (RSC) on October 28-29, 2021 at the Agusan Del Sur School of Arts and Trades, Patin-ay, Prosperidad, Agusan del Sur with the following skills areas to be competed include: Welding with two competitors from Agusan del Sur and Surigao del Sur; Electrical Installation with one competitor from Agusan del Sur; Cooking with two competitors from Agusan del Sur; and Restaurant Services with two competitors from Agusan del Norte and Surigao del Norte. 

The RSC is in line with TESDA’s mandate to organize and conduct Skills Competition with a view of participating in international skills competition as stipulated under Section 30 of R.A. 7796, otherwise known as the TESDA Law. This activity aims to promote quality skills development in the country.

The RSC generally aims to showcase and recognize the work excellence of young skilled workers and the industry workers in a competitive setting; provide the technical-vocational education and training system with an objective and precise means of measuring the comparative and collective quality of its output; promote cooperation between and among institutions in the TESD stakeholders; magnetize the attention and sustain the interest of young people towards occupations; instill self-esteem and pride among those who chose the blue–collar vocation, by advocating through the competition activities, the vital role of skilled workers in nation-building; and cultivate the cooperative spirit of the various stakeholders in the development of middle-level technical workforce.

The winners of the 2021 RSC who will pass the standard points set by the WorldSkills International will compete in the Philippine National Skills Competition on December 2021 using a Hybrid approach wherein some competitors compete in a Face-to-Face setting while some will have to do the competition via online approach.

It can be noted that Caraga sent participants to the ASEAN Skills Competition (ASC) on 2016 – the 11th ASC in Malaysia under Welding; 2018 – the 12th ASC in Bangkok, Thailand under Graphics Design; and supposedly 2020 under Electrical Installation, but the pandemic hit the world and the ASEAN Skills Competition was postponed to 2023. (Chiselo Joiada R. Bernaldez, TESDA Caraga/PIA Caraga)

 

Thursday, October 21, 2021

Sta. Josefa town in AgSur develops new projects for locals

By Jennifer P. Gaitano

BUTUAN CITY – Amid the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, the local government unit (LGU) of Sta. Josefa in the province of Agusan del Sur continued to create and establish developmental projects that benefited the populace of said municipality.

When asked about these projects during the Network Briefing News hosted by Secretary Martin Andanar of the Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO), Mayor Symond Otacan Caguiat of Sta. Josefa said that they have started the construction of a new public market which is bigger and more spacious. 

“The validation is ongoing for our tenants and renters. We also upgraded our old market which is 30 years old and dilapidated already, so that others could still use it and sell different products. Hopefully by November we can fully operationalize the new public market in the municipality,” said Caguiat.

Apart from the public market, the LGU is also working on establishing a stable drinking water system. “The Sta. Josefa water system is my priority project. We have an existing water system, a deep well pump, which has high operating expenses and the water quality is not that great, the reason why we came up with other alternative to address this concern,” Caguiat said.

“We discovered a good water source in one of our barangays so I had a plan drawn up and we saw that it was a viable source of potable drinking water. The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) granted us almost P50 million that we used for the project,” the mayor added.

It was also learned that the project costs P200 million and an initial fund of P50 million was already used to implement up to Phase 4 of the said project.

With these developments, Mayor Caguiat expressed hopes that the locals would support the LGU’s endeavors and properly utilize and sustain all these projects. (JPG/PIA-Agusan del Sur) 

 

Thursday, October 21, 2021

AgSur town POs promote Tilapia hatchery

By Jennifer P. Gaitano

BUTUAN CITY – The people’s organizations (POs) from the municipality of Sta. Josefa in the province of Agusan del Sur have engaged in Tilapia fingerlings and were able to receive assistance from the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) Caraga and the provincial government.

During the Network Briefing News hosted by Secretary Martin Andanar of the Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO) on Wednesday, Mayor Symond Otacan Caguiat of Sta. Josefa bared that almost 90% of the municipality’s  population are engaged with farming as their main source of livelihood.

“The provincial government through BFAR provides strong support to our small fisherfolks. The LGU has established a tilapia hatchery for our people's organizations so they can access free tilapia fingerlings,” said Caguiat.

The mayor added that there were 25 POs that had benefitted from this hatchery, including individuals who need tilapia fingerlings. “We also give them feeds and other equipment needed to raise tilapia,” he added. 

Mayor Caguiat also emphasized that the LGU will re-operate its farm-level trade centers for their farm produce like organic rice, corn, and cacao beans and support it with post-harvest facilities. 

“We'll also fully operationalize our water irrigation with appropriate schedules for the 11 barangays here in the municipality. We plan to set aside funds to buy the palay and corn from our farmers and we've started doing this already but we lack the capital, hence, we need additional support from other concerned agencies,” he said.

Sta. Josefa is a third-class municipality located in the southern part of Agusan del Sur and part of district two; you can reach us through land travel from Davao City and if flying in from Butuan City airport, we are also accessible through land travel. The said municipality consists of 26,422 inhabitants and has an area of 341.8 square kilometers. (JPG/PIA-Agusan del Sur)

 

Thursday, October 21, 2021

TESDA AgNor conducts skills training to women’s association

BUTUAN CITY –The Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) of Agusan del Norte through the Northern Mindanao School of Fisheries recently initiated a dialogue with Ata-atahon Rural Improvement Club (ARIC) in Brgy. Ata-Atahon, Nasipit to identify TESDA interventions suitable to the needs of the organization.

ARIC is a women’s organization producing locally made processed fish products. This has been their main source of income and livelihood to which they heavily rely on.

TESDA will assist and help ARIC in improving their products as well as to expand their business through the skills training and livelihood programs the agency offers for free.

Important agreements were made which include the following:

· TESDA through the NMSF will conduct skills training on Smoked Bangus, Marinated Deboned Bangus, and Spanish Sardines;

· TESDA will donate fabricated foldable Smoke House;

· TESDA through the NMSF will also conduct training on food handling techniques;

· TESDA will coordinate with DOST to conduct training on product  packaging and food preservation techniques; and

· TESDA will coordinate and tie-up with CReATE, Inc. and One Town One Product (OTOP) in Gaisano Mall and Robinsons Place Butuan for product marketing.

TESDA’s support to small business organizations is in line with Secretary Isidro S. Lapeña’s thrust, “TESDA Abot Lahat” and TESDA Caraga’s mantra “CaragaCARES” headed by Regional Director Tarhata S. Mapandi.

The said activity was participated in by TESDA-AgNor Provincial Director, Rey M. Cueva together with NMSF headed by the Acting Vocational School Administrator, Ms. Nancy C. De Guzman, Barangay Captain, Hon. Wilfredo C. Pabatang, and Ata-atahon Rural Improvement Club headed by their President, Ms. Gena D. Dueñas. (TESDA Agusan del Norte/PIA Agusan del Norte)

Thursday, October 21, 2021

Groundbreaking sa Regional Evacuation Center sa RTR, gihimo 

DAKBAYAN SA BUTUAN – Gipahigayon niadtong Oktubre 20, ang groundbreaking sa kapin Php34 million nga Regional Evacuation Center nga ipahimutang sa P-10, Brgy. Balang-balang sa lungsod sa RTR, Agusan del Norte.

Mismo si Kongw. Angel Amante-Matba ug Mayor Richard Daquipil uban sa mga nagkalain-laing opisyales sa lungsod ug kasikbit nga mga barangay ang nanguna sa maong kalihukan.

Usa ang lungsod sa RTR ang pipila ka natagaan sa maong proyekto sa tibuok Agusan del Norte ingon man sa rehiyon sa Caraga isip temporaryong silonganan sa mga residente panahon sa kalamidad. Base sa datus, nailhan nga dali ra bahaon ang kadaghanan sa mga barangay sa maong lungsod tungod sa low-lying o flood prone areas ang kasagaran niini.  

Ang maong proyekto bunga sa pagpaningkamot ug suporta ni Kongw. Angel Amante-Matba, Gob. Dale B. Corvera ug Mayor Richard Daquipil sa RTR nga maoy naghago paghangyo niini gikan sa nasudnong ahensya hinungdan ngano nga nagahinan kini og pundo gikan sa Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH).

Sumala pa ni SB Member Bernadette Daquipil, usa sa prayoridad ni Mayor Daquipil nga ma sulbad ang dali nga pagbaha sa RTR panahon nga adunay kalamidad. Niini, naghimo ang LGU-RTR og comprehensive flood control program aron masulbad ang maong dugay ng problema.

Ang maong proyekto sugdan dayon og konstrak karong Oktubre 21, ug gi bana-bana nga mahuman sulod sa 330 ka adlaw. Apan hangyo ni Kongw. Amante-Matba nga mapadali pa ang konstruksyon aron dali na kini magamit sa katawhan. (Karen Kie Decamotan, LGU Agusan del Norte/PIA Agusan del Norte)

 

Thursday, October 21, 2021

DBP extends P38-billion in economic recovery assistance to LGUs

State-owned Development Bank of the Philippines (DBP) has approved P38.28-billion in financing assistance to 110 local government units for the first six months of the year to accelerate implementation of critical infrastructure and socio-economic development in their respective localities, a top official said.

DBP President and Chief Executive Officer Emmanuel G. Herbosa said that the funding support was granted under the bank’s Assistance for Economic and Social Development (ASENSO) for Local Government Units (LGUs) Financing Program which was launched in 2020 to boost economic recovery and cushion the impact of the pandemic especially in the countryside.

“Through the DBP ASENSO for LGUs Financing Program, we have fast-tracked the provision of credit assistance to all levels of local governments as they scale up social and economic interventions,’’ Herbosa said. “We are also helping the LGU sector boost their resiliency against future economic downturns.”

DBP is the fifth largest bank in the country in terms of assets and provides credit support to four strategic sectors of the economy – infrastructure and logistics; micro, small and medium enterprises; environment; social services and community development.

Since its inception, DBP ASENSO has provided funding assistance to 51 LGUs located in Luzon, 19 in the Visayas, and 40 in Mindanao, which covers programs on agricultural support, health and social welfare including housing, general hygiene and sanitation, information systems, infrastructure facilities, telecommunications, tourism development programs, as well disaster risk reduction and management.

Herbosa said that from January to June this year, DBP has extended interest subsidies totaling P330-milion to 80 LGU-borrowers on both loan interest payments on new and existing loans, which forms part of the government interventions under Republic Act No. 11494 or the Bayanihan to Recover as One Act. 

He said that under the program, interest rate subsidy is on a “first-come, first-served basis” with the subsidy ceiling computed based on the approved loan amount or a P10-million cap for provincial and city LGUs, and a P5-million cap for municipalities.

“DBP recognizes that LGUs are the fulcrum of local economic activity," Herbosa added. "We shall continue to work with the National Government in implementing flexible interventions to support their initiatives to re-establish sustainable and resilient communities despite current challenges.” (DBP/PIA Caraga)

 

Wednesday, October 20, 2021

AgSur LGU continues to support EO70; 32 FRs receive cash aid

SAN LUIS, Agusan del Sur -- The local government unit (LGU) of La Paz, Agusan del Sur continues its support to the implementation of Executive Order No. 70 by granting cash aid to its Former Rebels (FRs) amounting to P160,000.00 last October 19, 2021.

A total of 32 FRs received P5,000.00 each of cash aid from LGU-La Paz, which was intended as a reintegration assistance for all FRs who sincerely abandoned the communist terrorist movement. The said FRs were previous members of the New People's Army (NPA) who voluntarily surrendered to the 26th Infantry (Ever Onward) Battalion of the Philippine Army and La Paz Municipal Police Station through the support and collaboration of the Municipal Task Force to End Local Communists Armed Conflict (MTF-ELCAC) headed by Mayor Michael D. Lim, together with the various concerned line agencies.

The EO70 is a government policy on "Institutionalizing the Whole-of a-Nation Approach to End Local Communist Armed Conflict" in attaining inclusive and sustainable peace in our country which aims to address the root causes of insurgency to end local armed conflict in the countryside. 

Mayor Lim said that the LGU-La Paz together with all local government agency is committed to continue their support to the former rebels as mandated by the Executive Order No. 70.

It can be recalled that the LGU-La Paz has recently conducted a program orientation to the various People's Organization (POs) in the municipality that consisted of FRs and local members of the community which was aimed to empower the members of the POs to be more economically resilient as a sign of commitment to pursue the mandates of EO70 in facilitating the delivery of government programs and basic services to the marginalized communities. 

In a statement, FR Bremly Acero alias ‘Mar’ expressed his gratitude to the LGU-La Paz. "Dako akong pasalamat kay bisan pa kami kanhi nahisalaag sa among dalan apan wala damha nga ang buhatan sa La Paz uban sa kasundaluhan, kapulisan ug uban pang ahensya ani kanunay nga nag tabang kanamu aron kami mahilona. Dako akong pagbasol sa among mga nabuhat kaniadto, hinaut unta nga mahigmata na ug mosurender ang among mga kanhi kaubanan nga ana pa nag lihok alang sa malinawon nga pag puyo nga gawasnon uban sa inyong pamilya (I’m thankful that despite being involved in the NPA movement, the LGU of La Paz along with the Philippine Army, Philippine National Police, and other concerned agencies has helped us live a new life away from harm and near our families. I regret everything I did when I was still active in the communist terrorist group. And now I enjoy living my life peacefully with my family. I also hope that those who are still in the movement could realize that they have better life ahead if they surrender to the folds of the law),” he said. 

Meanwhile, Lt.Col Reynald Romel A Goce, Commanding Officer of 26IB thanked the partner agencies for their generous support to the FRs. “I am grateful to the Local Government Unit of La Paz headed by Hon. Lim and to all government agencies for having us around in your every step during the planning up to the implementation of government programs and services to the people, rest assured that we will always be ready to do our part in attainting sustainable peace and development in the community," he said. 

“To the 32 FRs, congratulations and may you spend your money wisely. The government is always ready to help and support you. I call on all the remaining NPA members out there, our door remains open in accepting you all to go back to the folds of the law. We are offering you a way to start a peaceful life with your family but if you continue to resist, then we will not hesitate to use our assets against all of you," added Goce. (2Lt. Cecille Tappa, CMO officer, 26IB, PA/PIA-Agsuan del Sur) 

 

Wednesday, October 20, 2021

Kapin P42 million nga mga proyekto, gidawat sa Barangay Kioya, Sibagat

DAKBAYAN SA BUTUAN -- Mukabat sa P42,636,126.13 million ang total nga balor sa mga infrastructure projects ang formal nga gi turn-over ning lokal nga panggamhanan sa pagpanguna ni Mayor Maria Liza L. Evangelista, ngadto sa mga residente sa Barangay Kioya sa lungsod sa Sibagat, Agusan del Sur. 

Lakip sa mitambong sila Edna A. Perang, MPDO; Hon. Gines G. Coranes; Hon. Josephine D. Benigian; Hon. Franklin Dumdum ug Liga ng mga Barangay President Francisco Garlit.

Sa maong seremonyas, mapasalamaton nga gidawat sa mga opisyales, volunteers ug mga residente sa Brgy. Kioya pinaagi ni punong barangay Arnold Pilapil ang Evacuation Center ug Line Canal nga aduna'y kinatibuk-ang kantidad nga P5,050,000.00 gikan sa Municipal Development Fund kon MDF.

Samtang ang Road Concreting nga gisugdan niadtong 2015 hangtud sa kasamtangan nga tuig hapit na muabot sa sentro'ng bahin sa Barangay diin mukabat kini ug P37,585,126.13 pinundohan gikan sa Aid to Municipalities ug Bottoms Up Budgeting sa Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) ug sa kaugalingong Municipal Development Fund sa nasangpit nga lungsod.

"Tungod sa atong panaghiusa dinhi sa Brgy. Kioya, aduna’y umaabot nga project balor P20 million gikan sa National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict kon NTF-ELCAC nga iga-implementar pinaagi sa Provincial Government Sa Agusan del Sur,” sigun ni Mayor Evangelista. (MIO-Sibagat/PIA-Agusan del Sur)

Wednesday, October 20, 2021

Mga Caraganon naghahanda na sa undas; vaccination operation patuloy

Ni Jennifer P. Gaitano

BUTUAN CITY -- Bagamat hindi pinapahintulutan ang publiko na magdaus ng undas sa mismong araw nito ngayong November 1 hanggang November 2, 2021, nakahanda naman ang mga otoridad sa pagmonitor at pagkontrol ng pagdagsa ng mga tao na bibisita sa puntod ng kanilang mga yumaong kapamilya sa ibat-ibang cemeteries ilang araw bago ang nakatakdang petsa.

Ayon sa Philippine National Police (PNP) Caraga regional office, inumpisahan na ng kanilang hanay ang maagang paghahanda sa seguridad at kaligtasan ng publiko at tiniyak na striktong ipatutupad  ang health protocols upang maiwasan ang hawaan ng coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).

Pangalawang taon na ito sa rehiyon kung saan maagang bibisita ang mga Caraganon sa sementeryo dahil sa COVID-19 pandemic. 

Inaasahan naman na patuloy pa rin ang pagsagawa ng vaccination sa mga probinsya lalo pa at mas pinaigting pa ng gobyerno ang pagbabakuna laban COVID-19 at target na makuha ang 70% herd immunity bago magtapos ang taong 2021.

As of October 18, may kabuuang 484,451 ang nabakunahan na sa Caraga region base sa tala ng Department of Health (DOH). Bahagyang bumaba naman ang naitalang kompirmadong kaso ng COVID-19 dahil na rin sa mahigpit na pagpapatupad ng health protocols at contact tracing. 

Abot sa 47,053 ang kabuuang kompirmadong kaso ng COVID-19 sa rehiyon. 2,389 ang kasalukuyang nasa isolation facilities at 1,644 ang naitalang namatay. May 43,020 naman ang nakarecover mula sa nasabing virus.

Patuloy namang hinihikayat ng DOH ang mga indibidwal lalo na ang may sintomas ng COVID-19 na magpakonsulta at sumangguni sa health center upang ma-test at masigurong hindi makahawa ng iba. 

Samantala, inaasahan din ang pagdating ng mga locally stranded individuals (LSIs) papuntang Agusan del Sur mula National Capital Region (NCR) ngayong October 22 sa Butuan City Airport sa ilalim ng Balik Probinsya, Bagong Pag-asa (BP2) Program ng pamahalaan. Ang ibang LSIs naman ay papuntang Dinagat Islands ngayong October 29.

Nakaantabay na rin ang mga kinauukulang ahensiya at lokal na pamahalaan sa kanilang pagdating upang matiyak ang kanilang ligtas na pag-uwi sa kani-kanilang probinsya. (JPG/PIA-Caraga)

 

Wednesday, October 20, 2021

Hog raisers nga apektado sa ASF, nakadawat og cash assistance gikan sa probinsya

DAKBAYAN SA BUTUAN --- Gipadangat ni Provincial Governor Dale B. Corvera mismo ang cash assistance o indemnification sa mga hog raisers nga apektado sa African Swine Fever (ASF) sa lungsod sa Buenavista. 

Naa sa 34 ka apektadong hog raisers ang nakadawat niini sa mga barangay sa Barangay 1, Guinabsan, Talo-ao, Alubihid, Abilan ug Manapa ning kalihukan nga gipahiluna sa probinsya pinaagi sa probinsyal ubos sa buhatan sa Provincial Veterinary Office (PVET).

Nasayran nga mas apektado ang Buenavista sa mga lungsod sa probinsya nga nasudlan sa maong sakit nga nag-apil sa mga lungsod sa Las Nieves ug Carmen. 

Sumala sa gobernador ang pagpanghatag og ayuda pinasikad sa Executive Order No.31 series of 2021 sa probinsya sa Agusan del Norte aron masuportahan ang mga mag uuma ilabina sa mga hog raisers nga nabiktima sa ASF.

Sa maong okasyon, gihangyo sa goberndor ang mga hog raisers nga mo-kooperar gyod sa tanang sumbanan ug mga protocols nga gihimo sa probinsyal nga panggamhanan aron malikayan ang ASF.

“Ug karon nga naa naman gyod ni sa Buenavista ang kagaw, mahimo mohatag ta sa atong kooperasyon nga malikayan gyud ni nato, tanan nga possible nga paglikay atong himoon,” sumala sa Gob. Corvera.

Sugyot ni Provincial Veterinary Dr. Belen M. Aruelo nga sa pagkakaron likayan usa ang pagbuhi sa mga baboy ug maghulat sa advisory gikan sa PVET sa probinsya kung kanus-a pwede na.

Gidasig usab ni Dr. Aruelo nga segurohon sa mga hog raisers nga irehistro ang ilang mga baboy o tanang klase sa hayop aron kung adunay mga katalagman adunay ayuda nga madawat.

“Magkugi sa nga i-insure ninyong mga baboy sa Philippine Crop Insurance Corp Program ubos sa Department of Agriculture (DA). Bisan dili sa baboy. Sa tanang klase nga hayop. Kay in the event nga naay katalagman atong matan-aw nga mahatagan gihapon ta og ayuda,” matud ni Dr. Aruelo.

Sa ilang bahin, mapasalamaton kaayo ang ang mga apektadong hog raisers nga nakadawat of ayuda.

“Bisan gagmay ra ta nga mag uuma, gitagaan gihapon tag kahigayonon nga mahatagan og assistance para ma uli-ulian atong mga bahog sa baboy. Salamat kaayo Gob,” sumala ni Daisy Matelos, usa sa hog raisers sa Brgy. Alubihid.

Mahinumdoman nga una nang nakapadangat og cash assistance ang probinsya sa lungsod sa Carmen miadtong October 14. Himoon usab kini sa lungsod sa Las Nieves pipila ka adlaw gikan karon.

Ang maong kalihukan gitambungan usab nila Provincial Board Member Rudy Pitogo, Barangay 2 Captain Rhean Catabas, PVET personnel ug uban pang barangay officials. (Shena Mae Pabia ug Sonny Montilla, LGU Agusan del Norte/PIA Agusan del Norte)

 

Wednesday, October 20, 2021

SurSur now at moderate risk for COVID-19

By: Nida Grace P. Barcena

TANDAG CITY, Surigao del Sur – The province of Surigao del Sur is now at moderate risk for COVID-19, as it recently saw an increase in cases based on the National Standard Average Daily Attack Rate (ADAR) Computation, the Provincial Health Office (PHO) said Monday.

The recent growth rate and attack rate revealed an alarming trend of cases infected within a period of 2 weeks.

Based on the latest report dated October 18, 2021, Surigao del Sur has recorded a total of 10,691 cumulative COVID-19 cases, of which 9,766 cases have already been tagged as recovered, 483 cases are still in isolation, and 442 deaths.

Of the 19 local government units composed of two (2) component cities and 17 municipalities, five municipalities and one city are considered high-risk, they are: Barobo; Bayabas; Bislig City; Carmen; Lanuza; and Tagbina

While other 1 city and 12 municipalities are considered moderate-risk: Cagwait; Cantilan; Carrascal; Cortes; Hinatuan; Lianga; Lingig; Madrid; Marihatag; San Agustin; San Miguel; Tago; and Tandag City

With the current situation, PHO Chief Dr. Eric Montesclaros called everyone to follow religiously the minimum public health standards.

All Surigaonon who are eligible for COVID-19 vaccination are encouraged to get themselves
vaccinated at the nearest Rural Health Unit, Montesclaros added. (NGPB/PIA-Surigao del Sur)

Tuesday, October 19, 2021

PCOO Chief: Gov’t media operations better under Duterte admin

MANILA – The Presidential Communications Operations Office celebrated 11 fruitful and dynamic years of government media service as the premier communications arm of the Executive branch, with better media operations under the administration of President Rodrigo Roa Duterte.

In his message during the celebration and blessing of its new office on Monday, October 18, Sec. Martin M. Andanar said the PCOO and its attached agencies have improved the ways on how the government communicates with the public and builds bridges or connections with local and international media.

“Malayo na ang narating at maraming nagawa ang PCOO sa ilalim ng administrasyon ni Pangulong Duterte. Pinaigting at pinalakas natin ang government media para mas maiparating ang ginagawa ng pamahalaan sa publiko. [PCOO has come a long way and has done a lot under the administration of President Duterte. We have intensified and strengthened government media to better communicate to the public what the government has been doing],” he said.

Among the programs and campaigns that PCOO initiated are the enactment of the Freedom of Information, creation of the Laging Handa Crisis Communication campaign, establishment of the first-ever Government Communications Academy, and intensified government media operations via radio, television, and online platforms, according to Sec. Andanar.

He added that PCOO’s breakthrough “is the digitalization of government media operations in delivering the plans and programs of the national government and President Duterte’s message to all Filipinos around the world sending the genuine message that the government is always there,”.

For a better PCOO, intensified operations

Aside from better government media operations, Sec. Andanar personally administered the oath-taking and signed the appointment papers of 32 new regular employees and 15 long-time staff who have been working as casual and contractual in the agency for years.

PCOO employees, who have been in service for 30 to 40 years, were also honored during the celebration, alongside the stories of the unsung heroes of the PCOO through the years who have selflessly dedicated their lives to serving the public.

Sec. Andanar also urged all PCOO employees “to intensify dedication and sincere provision of public service at a time when the country is going through many trials due to the pandemic,”.

“Ang tagumpay ng PCOO ay hindi lang dahil sa isang tao kundi dahil ito sa ating teamwork at magandang samahan. Kung hindi dahil sa inyo, hindi magtatagumpay ang PCOO. Kayo ang mga tunay na bayani. [The success of PCOO is not just because of one person but it is because of our teamwork and good relationship where everyone contributes to achieve our goals. If not for you, PCOO will not succeed. You are the real heroes],” he emphasized.

 

Tuesday, October 19, 2021

POPCOM, misalmot sa pagsalmot sa International Teachers’ Day

BUENAVISTA, Agusan del Norte -- Ang Commission on Population and Development (POPCOM) Caraga nagpasidungog sa mga magtutudlo human sa matag-tuig nga pag selebrar sa International Teachers’ Day kada Oktubre sa ilang paningkamot aron masiguro nga ang mga kabatan-unan ma andam sa ilang papel sa katilingban.

Sa karong tuig nga temang, “Teachers at the Center of Education Recovery,” padayon ang POPCOM Caraga sa pakig tampo niini sa mga tulunghaan aron makahatag ug saktong kaalam ug impormasyon ang mga kabatan-unan mahitungod reproductive health, fertility ug development pinaagi sa klase klaseng interventions. 

Kaniadtong Hulyo 10, nagpahigayon ang POPCOM ug Sexually Health and Personally Empowered SHAPE adolescents module webinar sa mga estudyante ug magtutudlo sa Surigao State Colleges and Technology, ug sama usab nga module training alang sa 42 ka magtutudlo sa tagsa-tagsang distrito sa School Division sa Butuan aron mapatas-an ang ilang kahanas ug kapasidad sa pag dumala sa reproductive health concerns sa ilang mga estudyante. (Matt Joe Ian F. Gonzaga, POPCOM Caraga/PIA Caraga)

 

Tuesday, October 19, 2021

Writeshop ug technical conferences kalabot sa Core Processing Projects ubos sa Agusan Up, gihimo

DAKBAYAN SA BUTUAN -- Gisugdan na ang writeshop ug technical conferences sa mga Core Processing Projects sa matag lungsod ubos sa AGUSAN UP!, ang kampanya sa pagpalambo sa administrasyon ni Gob. Dale B. Corvera kaabag ang buhatan ni Kong. Angel Amante-Matba.

Sa 15 ka core processing projects nga initial nga na-identify, lima ang i-cover ning maong kalihukan nga gihimo sa E&G Convention Center hangtud karong Biyernes.

Ang gitutokan karong adlawa mao ang "Orchard Stopover Project" sa Carmen. 

Nagkonperensya tibuok buntag sila si Municipal Planning ang Development Coordinator Rustom Beronilla, Municipal Agriculturist Joseph de los Santos, Carmen Fruit Processing Manager Merricres Alonzo, Carmen mango growers representative Mila Salas, Department of Trade and Industry Senior Counsellor Mari Criz Obedencio ug mga personahe sa AGUSAN UP! Coordinating Center kalabot sa mahimong padulngan sa proyekto.

Sunod sa tumong sa proyektong Process! Process! Process!, ilang gihisgutan unsaon nga mahimong produktibo pa ang industriya sa mangga ug ubang prutas, makamugna ug libuang trabaho, mopaangat sa kita ug mohaw-as sa mga banay nga nagsandig sa industriya gikan sa kawad-on.

Nauyonan sa maong panaghisgut nga  palapdan pa ang natamnan sa mangga ug ubang prutas, himoong regular ug tas-an pa ang volume sa maproseso sa kasamtangang processing activities sa Carmen ug mugnaon ang korporasyon nga motutok pagpadagan ug pagpalambo sa negosyo niini.

Nakatakda ugma ang konperensya ug writeshop sa "Food Basket" Project sa Kitcharao. Sa Huwebes plastaron ang "Beyond Rice" sa RTR ug Moringa Processing sa Jabonga unya pagka Biyernes, ang "Coffee Net" sa Buenavista.

Mahinumdoman nga giako na sa Philippine Coconut Authority ang pagpanguna pagpahiluna sa "Integrated Coconut Processing Project", usa sa mga core processing projects sa Jabonga.

Naa nay usab kasabot ubos sa Public-Private Partnership ang Magallanes alang sa "Waste-to-Energy Power Plant Project" ug ang Nasipit Agusan del Norte Industrial Estate (NANIE) gipahiluna na karon sa probinsya nga pangunayan sa Philippine Economic Zone Autority (PEZA) ang pagpalambo.

Ang pagplastar sa laing pito ka core processing projects - Chocolate City ug Country Wood sa Nasipit, Sardine Processing sa Buenavista, Feedmill sa Las Nieves, Abaca Processing Center sa Cabadbaran, Mineral Processing sa Tubay ug Banana Processing Center sa Santiago - himoon sa sunod nga hugna sa writeshop ug technical conference sa di pa matapos ang tuig. (Agusan Up, LGU Agusan del Norte/PIA Agusan del Norte)

 

Tuesday, October 19, 2021

POPCOM, giawhag ang pagsuporta sa mga BPVs

BUENAVISTA, Agusan del Norte -- Ang Commission on Population and Development kon POPCOM Caraga nag awhag sa mga lokal nga panggamhanan sa pagpalihok sa mga Barangay Population Volunteers niini aron mahilapad ang maabot sa mga kalihukan alang sa Philippine Population Development Program. 

Kaniadtong bago-hay lang gipahigayon nga 3rd Quarter Regional Population Management Committee Online Conference, gidasig sa ahensya ang mga Provincial, City, ug Municipal Population Officers niini nga tagaan ug dakong higayon ang mga Barangay Population Volunteers sa pakiglambigit sa mga programa sa ahensya aron makab-ot ang gikinahanglang target niini sa Resposnible Parenthood – Family Planning ug Adolescent Health and Development Program. 

Sa kasamtangan, padayon ang POPCOM sa pakig-alyansa niini sa mga development workers and volunteers sa klase-klaseng buhatang lokal aron mahilapad ang maabot sa Population and Development programs sa kagamhanan. (Matt Joe Ian F. Gonzaga, POPCOM Caraga/PIA Caraga)

 

Tuesday, October 19, 2021

Bag-ong IPMR sa Agusan del Norte ginganlan na

DAKBAYAN SA BUTUAN -- Mihulip na isip Indigenous People Mandatory Representative (IPMR) sa Agusan del Norte si Datu Dakula Randy Catarman hulip kang Datu Bawang Eddie S. Ampiyawan kansang tulo ka tuig nga termino mahuman na karon Oktubre 20.

Gihimo kini sa usa ka Oath Taking and Turn over Ceremony nga gipahigayon atol sa katapusang sesyon sa Sangguniang Panlalawigan sa covered court sa kapitolyo nga gitambongan ni outgoing Board Member Ampiyawan kagahapon, Oktubre 18.

Sa iyang mensahe, daku kaayo ang pasalamat ni Datu Ampiyawan kang Gob. Dale B. Corvera ug Kongw. Angel Amante-Matba tungod sa ilang suporta aron mapahiluna ang iyang mga panglantaw isip lider sa Indigenous Peoples(IP) sa probinsya.

Sa iyang bahin, gipadayag ni Gob. Corvera ang iyang pagdayeg kang Datu Ampiyawan tungod sa mga ubay-ubay nga accomplishments nga iyang nahimo ubos sa iyang termino.

Usa sa gitan-aw ni Gob. Corvera nga accomplishments ni Datu Bawang mao ang pagpasa sa IP Code diin nakalatid ang nagka lain-lain programa, proyekto, benepisyo alang sa mga IPs sa probinsya.

“Daku ang akong kalipay sa atong pagkasayod nga aduna nay IP Code nga napasar sa Sangguniang Panlalawigan nga in the last nine months of my governorship (kongresista na ang gidaganan ni Gov. Corvera sa eleksyon sa Mayo 2022) maoy mahimo natong direction sa pagtahak sa dalan nga matagaan nato og tinuoray ug sinsero nga pagtagad ang atong mga kaigsuonang lumad,” sumala sa gobernador.

Dugang ni Gob. Corvera nga misalig siya ang mga nahimo ni Datu Ampiyawan ug ang mga himoon ni Datu Catarman sa iyang termino magdala gyod og kaayohan sa mga IPs sa probinysa. 

Gipadayag usab ni incoming Provincial IPMR Datu Catarman nga mapadayon ang legasiya nga nahimo ni Datu Ampiyawan sa tulo ka tuig aron mas molambo pa ang kahimtang sa mga IPs sa probinsya sa Agusan del Norte.

Sumala ni IPMR Datu Catarman, ubos sa IPMR Code dunay mga panglantaw ug mga programa nga makab-ot kini pinaagi sa Information Education Campaign, Educational Assistance, Health and Medical Assistance, Establish of Tourism Sites sa mga Certificate of Ancestral Domain Title (CADT), Enhancement Trainings, Construction of IP Center, Palig-onon ang IP Defend System ug uban pa.

Sa maong pahayag ni Datu Catarman giseguro ni Gob. Corvera nga kaabag ang buhatan ni Kongw. Angel nga isip mga lider sa probinsya ihatag nila ang tibuok suporta ngadto kay Datu Catarman sama sa gihatag ng suporta kang Datu Ampiyawan. 

Kini tungod kay gusto tag mga lideres nga makahiusa sa tanang tribo aron mahimong sayon ang pagpanghatag sa mga serbisyo.

“Kung unsa ang suporta nga atong gihatag uban kay Congresswoman Angel Amante-Matba kang Datu Bawang isip IPMR, mao usab kana ang suporta nga among ihatag kanimo Dakula Randy Catarman,” pahayag sa gobernador.

“Gusto namo makita nga magkahiusa ang tanang tribo tungod kay para ka namo kung magkahiusa ang tanang tribo dili usab magmakuli ang gobyerno paghatag og sinsero nga serbisyo kaninyo,” pasabot ni Gob. Corvera.

Mitambong usab sa seremonyas sila si Vice Gov. Ramon Bungabong, RD Lilibeth Famacion ug PD Ellen Chua sa DILG, RD Marlon Bosantog sa NCIP, NCIP Provincial Officer Serina Otao Molaan, PA Gerry Joey Laurito, PD Rey Cueva sa TESDA, LTCOL Julius Cesar Paulo sa 23rd Infantry Battalion sa Philippine Army, Mayor Enrico Corvera sa Nasipit, Provincial Board Members, mga IPMR sa mga lungsod mga personahe sa NCIP ug sa kapitolyo. (Shean Mae Pabia, Ydheil Zagado ug Sonny Montilla, LGU Agusan del Norte/PIA Agusan del Norte)

 

Tuesday, October 19, 2021

POPCOM Caraga to support 'Balik-Probinsya' initiatives

BUENAVISTA, Agusan del Norte – The Commission on Population and Development (POPCOM) Caraga strengthens coordination with other government agencies to provide quality services and information on Responsible Parenthood and Family Planning and Adolescent Health and Development (AHD) to Balik Probinsya- Bagong Pagasa Program (BP2) beneficiaries. 

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The agency continues to provide information and services amid the pandemic by remaining steadfast to its commitment of empowering the Filipinos through population and development strategies. The regional office ensures uninterrupted rollout and access to modern family planning and AHD services in coordination with local government units. 

Under the BP2 Program Committee of the Caraga Regional Development Council, the special program aims at alternative employment and long-term living options for those going back to their home provinces.

A coordination meeting attended by different national agencies and government offices including POPCOM-Caraga was held on October 19 to ensure that the Balik-Probinsya Caraganons will be provided with appropriate and immediate assistance. 

In a report, a total of 88 Caraganons are set to travel back to the region this October. (Daisy Jane Apit, POPCOM Caraga/PIA Caraga)

 

Tuesday, October 19, 2021

AgNor SP approves IP Code 

BUTUAN CITY -- The Sangguniang Panlalawigan of the province of Agusan del Norte during its 111th regular session held recently has approved on 3rd and final reading the Provincial Ordinance No. 601-2021, presided by Vice Governor Ramon Bungabong.

The Provincial Ordinance No. 601-2021 entitled “The Agusan del Norte Indigenous Peoples Comprehensive Welfare and Development Code, Appropriating Funds Thereof and for Other Purposes,” was authored by Vice Gov. Bungabong with co-authors Provincial Board Members Eddie “Datu Bawang” S. Ampiyawan, chairman of the Committee on Indigenous Peoples Concern, and members Provincial Board Members Dick Victor B. Carmona and Virgilio R. Escasiñas, Jr.

Among the items included in the Indigenous Peoples (IP) Code are the rights, privileges, and responsibilities of the IPs.

It is a priority legislative measure of Vice Gov. Bungabong when he assumed office as vice governor. (LGU Agusan del Norte/PIA Agusan del Norte)