DSWD calls support to the 34th NDPR Week celebration
By Robert E. Roperos
BUTUAN CITY, May 29 (PIA) –- The Department of
Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has called on all government entities to
support the 34th National Disabilities Prevention and Rehabilitation (NDPR)
Week celebration, slated on July 17 to 23 by virtue of Proclamation No. 361,
series of 2000, as amended by Administrative Order No. 35, series of 2002.
In a press statement, DSWD Undersecretary Alicia
Bala enjoined all government agencies to extend full support in the observance
of the week-long event by hanging streamers in conspicuous places, and by
conducting activities that are fitting and appropriate to their settings such
as but not limited to the activities of the national working committee.
Anchored on the theme, “Mainstreaming Persons
with Disabilities in Economic Development,” the celebration aims to stimulate
public awareness on disability and encourage every citizen to take active
responsibility in uplifting the economic and social conditions of persons with
disabilities (PWDS) in the society.
The theme was conceptualized to contribute and
promote the full employment of persons with disabilities and to tackle barriers
and gaps, facilitate stakeholders’ cooperation, develop innovative approaches
and support human rights-based initiatives for the economic development of
persons with disabilities.
Also, the DSWD reiterated that in order to strengthen
the advocacy efforts in promoting their rights as provided for under various
mandates and statutes with the prospective stakeholders, duty bearers and
claimholders, disability events and activities are being organized by the
National Council on Disability Affairs (NCDA) to increase public awareness.
This year, the DSWD said the government’s
efforts towards the promotion of skills and development and employment
opportunities for persons with disabilities based on the principles of equal
opportunity, equal treatment, and integration into the community will be
showcased, highlighting the celebration.
Now on its 34th year of commemoration, the NDPR
Week celebration has greatly influenced various stakeholders in both the
government and private sectors including civil society organizations and the
sector of persons with disabilities itself, DSWD said.
The social welfare department also said that on
the part of the government, it re-affirmed its support to the sector when
Proclamation No. 361 was issued in August 2000 by then President Joseph E.
Estrada. It amends Proclamation No. 1870 issued in June 22, 1978 by then President
Ferdinand E. Marcos. (RER/PIA-Caraga)
DTI-Caraga to hold “Diskwento Caravan” in June
By Robert E. Roperos
BUTUAN CITY, May 29 (PIA) -– As opening of
classes for school year 2012-2013 nears, the Department of Trade and Industry
(DTI) - Caraga Region is set to hold four rounds of “Diskwento Caravan” in some
provinces of the region, selling school supplies in affordable prices.
DTI-Caraga Consumer Welfare Division chief,
Billy General, said the caravan’s first round will be held on June 12 to 15 at
the Agusan del Norte Provincial Capitol Covered Court here in time for the
celebration of Araw ng Agusan del Norte.
General added that the second round of the
caravan will be held on June 16-17 in Claver, Surigao del Norte, while on June
19-20, the caravan will be conducted in Bayugan City, Agusan del Sur, and on
June 21-22 in Cagwait, Surigao del Sur during the staging of this year’s
Kaliguan Festival.
With this caravan schedule, the official invites
the public to take this opportunity and avail of the discounted school
supplies.
General said the caravan was made possible
through the initiatives of DTI to sell school supplies at lower prices.
Prior to this schedule, a “Diskwento Caravan”
was also conducted on May 17 in time for the Balangay Festival which was
celebrated in this city on May 19. During the caravan, grocery, food items, and
school supplies were among the items sold at lower prices.
Diskwento Caravan is a nationwide undertaking of
the national government led by the DTI and is conducted in different regions to
provide quality goods and products to Filipino consumers at affordable price.
(RER/PIA-Caraga)
DTI monitors prices of school supplies in Caraga
By Robert E. Roperos
BUTUAN CITY, May 29 (PIA) -- The Department of
Trade and Industry (DTI)-Caraga fielded their personnel to monitor the prices
of school supplies as the opening of classes near.
Aside from monitoring, DTI-Caraga Consumer
Welfare Chief Billy General said the agency also released guidelines dubbed
“Gabay sa Pamimili ng School Supplies (Guidelines in Buying School Supplies),”
aimed at informing the consuming public on the things to remember when buying
school supplies.
The official explained that these guidelines
were given to different establishments for posting, visible to the consuming
public. The DTI has released Gabay sa Pamimili ng School Supplies nationwide
since May 5, 2012.
General further said DTI has recommended the
suggested retail price (SRP) for the school supplies to guide consumer.
However, she said not all school supplies were
given SRPs, only the basic ones, such as notebooks, paper, pencils, ballpens,
crayons, envelopes, rulers, and among others.
The department, through the regional and
provincial offices, is regularly monitoring the prices not only school supplies
but basic commodities as well, the official said.
DTI also informed the public to call or visit
the regional and provincial offices should they have complaints on the quality
and/or prices of school supplies. They may also call DTI Direct Hotline number
751-3330. (RER/PIA-Caraga)
5th Eco-Sports Festival set in Tandag City
By Nida Grace B. Tranquilan
TANDAG CITY, Surigao del Sur, May 29 (PIA) --
The 5th eco-sports festival in this city is all set with this year’s three-day
series of activities.
Started in 2008, the annual activity is
spearheaded by the city government, through the City Tourism Council led by
Roxanne Pimentel in cooperation with the Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) City
Federation Office, San Miguel Beer and Philippine Councilors League President
Christopher Pimentel.
Florence Abis, City Tourism Officer said this
year’s eco-sports festival will be held on May 31 to June 2 at Parola, Mabua
Beach here.
Anchored on the theme: “Buhay Dagat, Buhay
Natin," series of events to be conducted are as follows: IEC on Tourism
and Environment Concerns; Tandag Urban adventure Race; Beach Volleyball
exhibition/Contest; Skim boarding Competition; Frisbee Exhibition/Contest; Sand
Castle Sculpture; & Pinoy Games.
On the other hand, the 3rd Tandag Summer Kite
Festival is also set on the afternoon of June 1 to be followed by the staging
of this year's “Body Shots” at night, a beauty, body and personality search which
is held annually here. (RER/NGBT/PIA-Surigao del Sur)
POPCOM, DOH push for right family planning
method
BUTUAN CITY, May 29 (PIA) -– The regional office
of the Commission on Population (POPCOM), in cooperation with the Department of
Health (DOH) in Caraga, is pushing for the use of correct family planning
method.
According to Alex Makinano, POPCOM-Caraga
Technical Services Division chief, they have agreed with DOH to divide the
strategies to be implemented so that couples will use correct family planning
method.
Makinano said the demand generation drive
teaches women how to implement the natural family planning or even the artificial
family planning method.
He added the other strategy that is being
introduced is by giving right services in family planning, by providing family
planning supplies and logistics through the DOH, which is expected to be
realized before the year ends.
The official said that based on survey, about
23,000 women here in the region, aged 15-49 years old are planning to stop
conceiving, or to conceive again at the right time after giving birth, however,
they are not using any family planning method.
“Thus, there is no assurance if they can achieve
their plan,” he added.
Because of this, Makinano said POPCOM is
coordinating with DOH and other concerned government agencies to help in
identifying these women so that they will be given trainings where strategies
in family planning will be introduced and expected to implement the right
family planning method.
With this knowledge transfer, couples can easily
implement family planning with the assurance of obtaining proper health as
correct family planning method is now being practiced.
The move of POPCOM and DOH regional offices
support the promotion of healthy lifestyle as the government is also promoting
for family planning especially here in Caraga region where population was noted
to have been increasing annually.
In the latest report of NSO-Caraga, an increase
of 1.49 percent annually from 2000-2010, was noted in the region’s population.
Based on the 2010 census of population and housing, the total population of
Caraga as of May 1, 2010 is 2,429,224, which is higher by 333,857 compared to
the 2000 population of 2,095,367. In 1990, the total population was 1,764,297.
Among the provinces in the region, Agusan del
Sur posted the highest population with 656,418. Surigao del Sur ranked second
with 561,219 and Surigao del Norte had the third largest population count with
442,588. (RER/PIA-Caraga)
Join physical activities, Caraga police urged
BUTUAN CITY, May 29 (PIA) -– With the healthy
lifestyle campaign of the regional office of the Philippine National Police
(PNP) here in Caraga, the management of Police Regional Office (PRO)-13 urged
all police officers to actively participate in whatever physical activities the
PNP is undertaking.
PSupt. Martin Gamba, PRO-13 regional information
officer, said policemen and women are encouraged to participate in physical
activities such as the regular conduct of fun run to keep them physically fit.
The official explained that police officers must
be healthy and physically fit so that it’s easy for them to run after
criminals. “With this, peace and security can also be attained,” he said.
Gamba further said through this campaign, police
officers will be more productive in giving service to the public.
“If they (police officers) are in good shape,
they will be more productive as they can really implement security measures
against criminals, thus, ensuring public safety," Gamba said.
In an earlier report, Gamba said the general
public as well should know the importance of living a healthy lifestyle by
getting involved in exercises, sports, and even “fun run” for which the PNP is
regularly conducting.
The regular conduct of a fun run is aimed to
encourage and urge PNP personnel and citizens in the region to take on the
fitness project and exercise a national culture of fitness, leading to the
vision of a healthier country.
The most recent is the nationwide conduct of
“Takbong Maharlika, Tungo sa Pagkakaisa,” initiated by PNP which was held early
this year.
Also, during the conduct of PhilHealth Run in
February here, PNP personnel were seen to have been actively participated,
along with other government employees in the region and in the city. (RER/PIA-Caraga)
DILG Caraga holds training on ARTA Report Card
Survey
By Florian Faith Jr. P. Bayawa
BUTUAN CITY, May 29 (PIA) -- In pursuing
excellence in local governance, the Department of the Interior and Local
Government (DILG) Region XIII recently concluded the Anti-Red Tape Act (ARTA)
Report Card Survey (RCS) Roll-out on May 24-25 at Almont Hotel’s Inland Resort,
this city.
The Report Card Survey (RCS) is a participatory
survey that provides quantitative feedback on user perceptions on the quality,
adequacy, and efficiency of public services, particularly in the delivery of
frontline services, which exacts public accountability.
The conduct of RCS is in adherence to Republic
Act 9485, otherwise known as the Anti-Red Tape Act of 2007, Section 10, which
provides: “All offices and agencies providing frontline services shall be
subjected to a Report Card Survey (RCS)… to obtain feedback on how provisions
in the Citizens Charter are being followed and how the agency is performing.”
The survey will also obtain a feedback on the
existence and effectiveness of local government units (LGUs) of their
compliance to Citizen’s Charter.
All the provincial and city directors, program
and outcome managers, City and Municipal Local Government Operations Officers
(C/MLGOOs) and the technical personnel assigned in the Regional, Provincial and
City Offices were trained to serve as ARTA – RCS Researchers for data
collection in the Report Card Survey.
A simulation exercise was made in answering the
Inspection Checklist and the Survey Questionnaires to provide the trainees with
the mechanisms on the conduct of the field survey.
Moreover, a workshop was conducted by LGOO V
Mary Ann S. Tomate on the use of the Encoding Tool where data is stored after
the data collection. This was done on an individual hands-on exercise by the
participants to ensure that every ARTA – RCS Researcher is knowledgeable and
capacitated to perform the survey as well as the data encoding RCS software.
Data collection will be administered in all
cities and municipalities of this region through a cross-posting scheme of
deployment for reliability and validity of the results by the DILG Field
Personnel within the month of June, 2012.
The Report Card Survey will specifically focus
on the following areas of assessment, to wit: (1) Posting of the Citizen’s
Charter, (2) Existence of an Anti-fixer Campaign, (3) Wearing of Identification
Cards, (4) Establishment of a Public Assistance and Complaints Desk (PACD), (5)
Adherence to the “No Lunch Break” Policy, (6) Personal disposition of an
employee directly involved in a frontline service, (7) Quality of the frontline
service, and the (8) Physical working condition in the frontline service area.
“We should walk the extra mile and think out of
the box. We need to be change agents,” remarked DILG OIC-Regional Director
Lilibeth A. Famacion.
She said the ARTA implementation is part of the
upscale of the Seal of Good Housekeeping (SGH) so that LGUs will qualify for the
Silver SGH.
For this reason, Famacion calls to action the
DILG personnel to monitor, assist and equip LGUs to be recipients of the Silver
Seal of Good Housekeeping, which will open the access to obtain funds as
incentive for good performance in local governance.
Part of the conduct of the training was the
presentation on Continuing Legal Education of Atty. Anthony P. Vitor,
Performance Challenge Fund (PCF) 2012 of LGOO V Lolita Savaria, Gawad Pamana ng
Lahi, Scaled-up Seal of Good Housekeeping (SGH) and Seal of Disaster
Preparedness (SDP) of LGMED Chief LGOO V Ray Gregory Jaranilla. This is in line
with the Department’s advocacy to popularize the projects implemented by the
DILG. (RER/NCLM/DILG-13/PIA-Caraga)
Tagalog news: Agusan Sur Prov'l environmental
mngt planning pinasinayaan ng AusAID
Ni David M. Suyao
AGUSAN DEL SUR, Mayo 29 (PIA) -- Walong kasapi
ng provincial environmental management planning team (PEMP) ang nakatanggap ng
Certificate of Merit mula sa Australian Agency for International Development
(AusAID) kamakailan lang dahil sa pagbuo at paggawa ng plano para sa maayos na
pamamahala ng kalikasan at iba pang mga proyekto na ipapatupad dito.
Nilagdaan nina Manuel Jamonir, road engineering
coordinator at Graham Johnson Jones, pinuno ng AusAID – Philippine Road
Management Facility (PPRMF), ang sertipikong natanggap ay nagpapatunay na
kinilala ng AusAID ang walo kataong miyembro ng kuponan sa kanilang
pagpapahalaga ng bawat oras, ang kanilang matapat na suporta noong sila ay
bumisita sa lugar na paglagyan ng proyekto, sa pakipanayam at pagsaayos ng mga
gawain na siyang dahilan at nagawa ng maayos ang plano sa pamamahala ng
kalikasan at para maisaayos ang national road junction (NRJ) Bayugan City – San
Luis; NRJ San Sibagat Esperanza na daan at; NRJ Sibagat – Esperanza (San
Vicente-Ilihan-Taglibas road).
Ayon sa kinatawan ng AusAID, nakuha ng walong
miyembro ng koponan ang mas malalim na pang unawa at kagalingan sa pagpapatupad
ng pamamahala ng kapaligiran na naaayon sa obligasyong legal at polisiya ng
AusAID at ng pamahalaan ng Pilipinas.
Ang walong mga kasapi ng koponan ay sina: For.
Ronolfo Paler, Hepe ng Provincial Environment at Natural Resources ng
pamahalaang panlalawigan; For. Zeneveve Longaquit, Supervising Environmental
Management Specialist (EMS); Marjories sa Tereso, EMS II; Albert Parba, EMS II;
Dennis Manglicmot, CDA I; Ricardo Caldeo, Senior EMS; Shane, Macaylas,
Provincial Engineering Office at; Alex Coreos, PENRO municipal government.
Ang mga parangal ay tinanggap ni Agusan del Sur
Gov. Adolph Edward Plaza sa Makati, Manila at siya na mismo ang nagbigay nito
sa mga miyembro PEMP noong Mayo 23, na siyang sinaksihan ng ibang opisyales ng
pamahalaang panlalawigan. (DMS/PIA-Agusan del Sur)
Tagalog news: Mga executives ng Caraga
maglulunsad ng golf tournament
Ni Danilo S. Makiling
BUTUAN CITY, Mayo 29 (PIA) –- Isang open golf
tournament ang pangungunahan ng Association of Caraga Executives (ACE), isang
organisasyon ng mga regional directors ng iba't-ibang tanggapan ng pamahalaan
sa rehiyon, na gaganapin sa Hunyo 6-8 sa Pueblo De Oro Golf and Country Club
(PDOGCC) sa Cagayan de Oro City.
Napag-alaman na ang malilipon na pondo ng Caraga
Executives Open (CEO) Golf Tournament ay mapupunta sa Por Cristo Foundation,
Inc., na bahay ng mga napabayaang matatanda sa region.
Ayon kay Atty. Francisco Pobe, Caraga Regional
Elections director at pangulo ng ACE, ang tournament ay gagamit ng 36-hole
modified stable ford competition 75 percent of handicap; 2 days to play (36
holes); best 18 score for two days to count.
Idinagdag din ni Pobe na ang StableFord points
ay naaayon sa net score ng mga manglalaro na ayon sa mga sumusunod: one point
para sa one over par, two points para sa par, three points para sa one under
par. Four points para sa two under par, five points para sa three par, six
points para sa four under par at negative six points para naman sa legitimate
hole-in-one.
Sinabi rin ni Pobe na ang tournament ay bukas
para sa lahat ng amateur golfers na mayroong June 2012 “handicap” (HDCP) na may
patunay ng kanilang club. Ang mga manglalaro ay kailangan din magpakita ng
kanilang kategorya bilang men’s seniors, o ladies habang sila ay
nagpaparehistro. Ang senior naman ay kailangan may edad na 55 years pataas ang
gulang. Ang isang kategorya kada parehistro ay kinakailangan.
Ani Pobe, ang mga manglalaro ay kinakailangan
kunin ang kanilang bola matapos ilagay ang one over par, para mapadali ang
paglalaro at para rin maiwasan ang disqualification. Kinakailangan din ilang
gumamit ng blue tees para sa mga lalaki, white tees para sa mga senior at Red
tees naman para sa mga babae.
Ang June 2012 official handicap ng kani-kanilang
club ay kailangan gamitin nila. Sa Mga hindi kasapi ng POGCC at kailangan
mag-submit ng handicaps/index na may patunay ng kanilang Club Secretary of
Manager. Ang mga manglalaro na hindi maka-submit ng kanilang handicap ay
atomatikong mapupunta sa “zero” handicap.
Ang tournament committee ay may nakareserbang
karapatan na isaayos ang handicap ng manglalaro para gawing angkop sa
tournament. Lower handicap ay kailangan gamitin ng mga manglalaro na miyembro
ng dalawa o mahigit na clubs, maliban sa miyembro ng POGCC.
Ang mananalo sa iba't-ibang kategorya ay
makakakuha ng tropiyo, kagaya ng mga manglalaro na may lowest gross, lowest
net; Class A,B,C at D Champions; at Senior and ladies sa runner-up. (RER/PIA-Caraga)
Tagalog news: 237 Agusanons nagtapos sa
alternative learning system ng DepEd
Ni Danilo S. Makiling
BUTUAN CITY, Mayo 29 (PIA) -– Kabuuang 237 na
mga estudyante ng Alternative Learning System (ALS) ng Department of Education
(DepEd) na galing sa probinsya ng Agusan del Norte ang nagsipagtapos sa ginanap
na seremonya sa Nasipit National Vocational School (NNVS) kamakailan lang.
Ayon kay Leonisa Lavapez, DepEd-Agusan del Norte
Division ALS coordinator, mayroong 37 high school na mga estudyante ang
nagtapos galing sa Cabadbaran City, ang capital city ng probinsya.
Samantalang 35 na mga estudyante naman sa
elementary at high school ng Buenavista District I at II ang nagsipagtapos.
Ang breakdown ng mga nagsisipagtapos sa ibang
mga munisipalidad ng probisnya ay ang mga sumusunod: Remedios T. Romualdez –
14; Jabonga – 32; Las Nieves – 19; Carmen - 15; Tubay – 11; Nasipit – 34;
Magallanes – 7; Kitcharao – 13; at Santiago – 20.
Sinabi rin ni Lavapez na ang graduation ceremony
ay dinaluhan ng mga matataas na opisyal ng DepEd-Agusan del Norte Division na
pinangunahan ni Schools Division Superintendent Dr. Ponciano Joven.
Nagbigay din ng impormasyon si Lavapez sa
publiko lalo na sa mga interesadong sumali sa programa na sumangguni lang sa
DepEd dahil sila ay tumatanggap na ng panibagong batch ng mga estudyante na
magsisimula ngayong Hunyo para sa school year 2012-2013.
Ang Senate Bill 1636 o ang Alternative Learning
System Act na sumasangguni sa parallel learning system upang magbigay ng isang
praktikal at alternatibong pormal na edukasyon. Ito ay binubuo ng parehong
non-formal at informal na pinagmumulan ng kaalaman at kasanayan.
Ang ALS ay alinsunod din sa Republic Act 9155, o
kilala bilang the Governance of Basic Education Act of 2001 na nag-uutos sa
estado na bigyang karapatan ng mga taumbayan sa dekalidad na edukasyon at gawin
ang basic education na madaling abutin ng lahat sa pamamagitan ng pagbibigay sa
lahat ng Pilipinong kabataan ng libreng edukasyon sa elementarya at high school
kasama ng alternative learning education system para sa mga out-of-school
youths at adults.
Sa rehiyon ng Caraga, ang implementasyon ng ALS
ay naging matagumpay dahil sa dami ng mga estudyanteng nakasama sa programa at
nagsipagtapos sa kanilang basic education. (RER/PIA-Caraga)
Tagalog news: P99.4M na pondo susuporta sa mga
proyekto ng Agusan del Norte
Ni Danilo S. Makiling
BUTUAN CITY, Mayo 29 (PIA) –- Inulat ng
probinsya ng Agusan del Norte kamakailan lang na ang Development Fund (DF) ng
probinsiya ay tumaas sa higit na P99.4 milyon ngayong taon upang pondohan ang
social development, economic development, at environmental management na
proyekto ng pamahalaang lokal.
Napag-alaman na ang proyekto ng probinsya ay
nakahanda na upang masuportahan ng nasabing pondo ang alokasyon ng executive at
legislative departments.
Sa ilalim ng Social Development Project, P1.1 milyon
ang ibinigay upang pondohan ang proyektong portable water supply; P8.5 milyon
para sa pagsasa-ayos ng mga Health Centers, Hospitals, at bagong kagamitan;
P25.6 naman ang gagamitin upang magtayo ng Manpower and Human Resources
Development and Productivity Enhancement Centers; at P1.2 milyon na ibibili ng
lupa para sa mga informal settlers na biktima ng kalamidad sa probinsya.
Para sa economic development, P3.2 milyon naman
ang inihanda para sa proyektong livelihood and entrepreneurship; P46 milyon naman
para sa inprastraktura; at sa ilalim naman ng environmental management, P2.4
milyon ang inihanda para sa pagtatayo ng drainage, canals, flood controls at
shore protection; samantala ang reforestation naman ay nakakuha ng P1.1 milyon.
Dahil dito, sinabi ng provincial government na
gagamitin nila ang pondo ayon sa batas ng 20 porsyentong Development Fund.
(RER/PIA-Caraga)
TAGALOG NEWS: Archeologists huhukayin ang mga
natitirang Balangay Boats sa Butuan
Ni Danilo S. Makiling
BUTUAN CITY, Mayo 29 (PIA) -– Sisimulan na muli
ang paghuhukay ng anim na archeologists galing sa National Museum of the
Philippines ng Metro Manila ang natitirang anim sa siyam na Balangay boats sa
Ambangan, Barangay Libertad, ng siyudad, kung saan tatlo sa mga ito ang nahukay
na.
Ayon kay Erlisa Magdale, museum guide at curator
ng national museum sa rehiyon na ang mga archeologists ay binigyan lang ng
isang buwan upang tapusin ang paghuhukay sa mga natitirang balangay boats sa
Barangay Libertad na pinaniniwalaan na dating ilog ng Butuan kung saan dito rin
dumadaan ang mga balangay boats noon na ginagamit sa pangangalakal ng mga
dayuhan na pumupunta dito.
Ang paghuhukay ay sinimulan sa unang buwan ng
taong ito matapos gawin ang excavation mapping na ginanap noong Disyembre ng
kanaraang taon sa pangunguna ng mga tauhan ng National Museum, ayon kay
Magdale.
Ang katuparan ng nasabing proyekto ay naging
posible dahil dito sa rehiyon ng Asya, tanging sa Pilipinas lang nadiskubre at
nahukay ang balangay boats.
Siyam na balangay boats ang natagpuan ngunit
tatlo pa lang dito ang nahukay. Ang unang balangay ay kasalukuyang nakahimlay
sa National Museum-Caraga na itinayo sa mismong excavation site sa Purok
Ambangan, Barangay Libertad at dumaan na sa radiocarbon tested at napag-alamang
ito ay gawa noong 320 AD.
Ang pangalawang balangay boat naman ay ginawa
noong 1250 AD, at kasalukuyang nakalagay sa Maritime Hall ng National Museum sa
Manila. Ang pangatlo naman ay inilipat sa Butuan Regional Museum at
kasalukuyang naka-preserba.
Ang anim naman ay nakatakdang huhukayin pa lang
at nananatili sa kanilang orihinal na kondisyon na nakababad sa tubig na
napag-alamang mabisang paraan upang mapreserba ito. Ito rin ang mga balangay
boats na huhukayin ng mga nasabing archeologists.
Ang Balangay boats ang unang sasakyang pantubig
na gawa sa kahoy sa Southeast Asia at sa Pilipinas lang din matatagpuan ang
prehistorikong kahoy na bangka. Dala ng isang masusing pagsisiyasat dito,
napag-alaman na ang mga nahukay na bangka ay ginawa pa noong 320 AD, 90 AD at
1250 AD.
Ang pagkadiskubre sa balangay boats ang nagtulak
sa mga Butuanong para sabihin na “In the beginning, there was no Philippines
but there was already Butuan,” na nagbigay sa syudad ng Butuan sa titulong “The
Ancient Kingdom of Butuan.”
Dahil dito, inilunsad ng pamahalaang lokal ang
Balangay Festival upang ipakilala ang historikong syudad sa Northeastern
Mindanao Region, at ito ay ginagawa sa buwan ng Mayo, kasabay ng taunang
selebrasyon ng kapistahan ng syudad.
Sa taong ito, idineklara ng pamahalaang lokal
ang “Balangay Festival Silver Year” matapos idiklara ng dating Pangulong
Corazon C. Aquino ang mga balangay ng Butuan bilang National Culture Treasure
sa pamamagitan ng Presidential Proclamation No. 86, noong Marso 9, 1987.
Batay sa Proclamation No. 1, series of 2012 na
pinirmahan ni Butuan City Mayor Ferdinand Amante Jr., ang Marso 9, 2012
hanggang Marso 8, 2012 ay idineklarang Balangay Festival Silver Year. (RER/PIA-Caraga)
Cebuano news: Aquino mianunsyo sa P25-billion
nga GSIS investment fund alang sa infrastructure projects
Ni Susil D. Ragas
SURIGAO CITY, Mayo 29 (PIA) -- Gianunsyo ni
Pangulong Benigno S. Aquino III kagahapon Lunes ang paghimo sa P25-bilyon nga
investment fund diin ang ahensya sa Government Service Insurance System maoy
moalaokar sa maong pundo aron palig-onon ang mga proyekto sa imprastruktura
dinhi sa Pilipinas.
Ang Pangulo mihimo sa maong pag-anunsyo sa iyang
pamulong atol sa selebrasyon sa ika 75th Founding Anniversary sa GSIS nga gipahigayon
didto sa GSIS headquarters, Pasay City.
Matud sa Pangulo kining maong programa gitawag
nga Philippine Investment Alliance for Infrastructure (PInAI), kini maoy
pinakadako nga single investment sa imprastruktura, ug kini usab pormal nga
ilusad karong umaabot nga bulan sa Hulyo niining tuiga ug gikatakdang mopauswag
sa ekonomiya ug maghatag dugang mga trabaho.
“Sa Hulyo nga po ay ilulunsad na ang Philippine
Investment Alliance for Infrastructure o PInAI. Dalawampu’t limang bilyong
pisong pondo po ang nakataya rito; ito ang pinakamalaking pondong ilalaan para
sa imprastraktura ng bansa,” matud pa sa Pangulo.
Siya midugang nga ang GSIS hugot nga
makigtambayayong sa Grupo sa Macquarie, usa ka global provider of banking,
financial advisory, investment and funds management services diin adunay
mosobra sa 70 ka mga opisina sa 28 ka mga nasod nga nagseguro nga magmalampuson
ang mga proyekto.
“Ang GSIS ang nanguna sa pagtataguyod ng pondong
ito na pangangasiwaan naman ng Macquarie Group. Bukod sa ihahatid nitong
serbisyo, magbubunsod pa ito ng lalo pang pagginhawa ng ekonomiya, at
manganganak ng maraming trabaho,” dugang pa niya. (FEA/PIA-Surigao del Norte)
Cebuano news: 60 ka mga barangays mipailawom sa
e-CBMS training
Ni Susil D. Ragas
BASILISA, Dinagat Islands, Mayo 29 (PIA) -–
Mukabat sa 60 ka mga barangay sa Dinagat Islands ang naka benipisyo sa walo ka
adlaw nga trining ug workshop mahitungod sa e-Community Based Monitoring System
(CBMS) updating Integrating Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Change
Adaptation (DRR/CCA) nga gipahigayon sa Surigao City bag-ohay pa lamang.
Ang maong kalihukan gipahigayon subay sa
comprehensive program, enhancing local government unit’s capacity on Climate
Change Adaptation and Disaster Risk Reduction Management sa Department of the
Interior and Local Government (DILG). Ang maong programa nagtinguha aron
madayagnos, malantaw ug masuta ang kapasidad ug resources sa LGUs kalabot na sa
disaster preparedness, institutional capacity-orientation-briefing on DRR/CCA,
mainstreaming DRR/CCA ngadto sa Local Processes and Systems; ug Infrastructre
Audit ug Financial Resources.
Ang maong kalihukan gitambongan usab sa pipila
ka mga personahe sa Provincial Planning and Development Office, Municipal
Planning and Development Coordinators, ug technical staff sa lima ka mga
munisipyo sa probinsya sama sa Basilisa, San Jose, Dinagat, Loreto ug Cagdianao
uban ang mga enumerators gikan sa ilang mga tagsa tagsa ka mga barangay.
Ang maong trining gipangulohan sa e-CBMS
technical team nga gikan sa Probinsya sa Agusan del Sur. (FEA/PIA-Surigao del
Norte)
