CDA, Ating Koop Party to hold power forum in
Surigao City
By Fryan E. Abkilan
SURIGAO CITY, June 8 (PIA) -- The Cooperative
Development Authority (CDA) and Ating Koop Party List will hold a Power Forum
on Monday, June 11, at the City Cultural Center, City Hall Compound, this city.
CDA Caraga Director Manuel Pelaez said the
one-day event seeks to address the looming privatization of the
government-owned Agus-Pulangi Hydropower Complex and power shortage in
Mindanao.
Pelaez also said the occasion will be attended
by millionaire cooperatives, with speakers from the Department of Energy,
National Association of Electric Consumers for Reforms, Ating Koop Partylist
representative, Cong. Isidro Q. Lico, and CDA officials from Manila.
A press conference with the members of the local
media will then follow right after the conduct of the said forum. It was
learned that a similar event will also be conducted on June 19 in Butuan City. (FEA/PIA-Surigao
del Norte)
Province-wide soil and land use survey set in
Agusan del Sur
By Jasmin J. Reyes and David M. Suyao
AGUSAN DEL SUR, June 9 (PIA) -- A
multidisciplinary team of experts in soil-climatic and water resources, soil
conservation, land use, geographic information systems from the Bureau of Soils
and Water Management, Quezon City, with some project-hired staff, will be
moving around the province for soil survey and classification and land use
assessment for agri-investment in Agusan del Sur.
The project is a joint undertaking between and
among the provincial government of Agusan del Sur, the Department of
Agriculture, and the Bureau of Soils and Water Management (BSWM), with a total
fund of P2.4 million; this will last for five months, to start this June.
According to Dr. Joriz Elevazo, OIC Provincial
Officer, the survey comes in three phases. First is the pre-survey, which
includes consultation and negotiation with stakeholders and preparation of base
maps and materials; second is the field survey which comprise of activities
such as delineation and mapping of soil, land use and climate and water
resources and collection of soil samples. Third is the post-survey, which
involves laboratory analysis of soil samples, finalization, and reproduction of
maps and presentation of report output.
“Ultimately, the project aimed to generate a
comprehensive set of soil-based resources information as basis for agricultural
development planning and agri-development potentials for sustainable
development. Specifically, with these soil and land resources data, farmers and
planners will be guided in planning, identification and choosing the
appropriate investments in the province or a specific
municipality/city/barangay or a certain farm area. It will also assess the productivity
potential of utilized lands and formulation of recommended crops to a
classified soil unit. The project outputs include the production of the
following: maps of soil, slope, erosion, land capability, fertility,
suitability maps for major crops and agri-investment, and relief model (scale
1:150,000) or any appropriate scale,” Dr. Elevazo said.
The Provincial Agriculture Office believes that
land is an important and critical factor in crop production. In order for crops
of any kind to yield the desired level of production, the land and its soil
must be suitable for its growth and development. Farmers, planners and
implementers of development programs/projects could also maximize their
investments having know-how of their lands and soils.
The provincial government under the
administration of Gov. Adolph Edward G. Plaza has been resolute in its plight
to alleviate poverty in the province by ensuring that investments beget
productivity and income for every Agusanon. (DMS/PIA-Agusan del Sur)
Tagalog news: DENR-Caraga patuloy sa malawakang
implementasyon ng Nat’l Greening Program
Ni Danilo S. Makiling
BUTUAN CITY, Hunyo 9 (PIA) –- Alinsunod sa
inilunsad na Executive Order No. 26 ni Pangulong Benigno S. Aquino III na
nagdedeklara sa implementasyon ng National Greening Program (NGP) bilang
prayoridad ng pamahalaan, ang Department of Environment and Natural Resources
(DENR) Caraga ay nagsagawa ng malawakang implementasyon sa nasabing programa sa
rehiyong Caraga.
Inulit ni Regional Technical Director Virgilio
Dela Cruz ng DENR’s Ecosystem Research Development Service na ang NGP ay
nangangailangan sa kakayahan ng pagpapanatili sa kaunlaran ng mga tao, at
seguridad para sa ekonomiko at ekologikal. Bilang estratehiya, ito ay
naghahangad ng makapagtanim ng 1.5 bilyon na puno sa mahigit na 1.5 milyon na
ektarya na publikong lupa sa loob ng anim na taon, na magsisimula 2011 hanggang
2016.
“Sa taong 2012, tinatarget po namin ang 1.3
milyones na katutubong klasi ng tanim sa rehiyong Caraga. Maliban pa dito, kami
din ay naglalabas ng mga puno ng prutas… ang produksyon ng buto ay umabot na sa
45 porsyento sa target nito,” ayon kay Dela Cruz.
Sinabi din ni Dela Cruz na sa loob ng 25 na taon
mula ngayon ang rehiyong Caraga ay may umaasa na magsusuplay sa pangangailangan
ng kahoy sa pilipinas at maaari din na mag-import ng kahoy sa ibang bansa.
“Ang lahat ng mga Pilipino ay hinihikayat na
magtanim na 10 puno kada taon. Para sa mga nagplaplanong magsagawa ng planting
activity ay maaaring sumangguni sa tanggapan at ang tanggapan ay masisiyahan na
tulong sila,” ani Dela Cruz.
Dahil sa programang ito, lahat ng ahensya ng
gobyerno at institusyon, kasama ng lokal na pamahalaan ay magbibigay ng buong
suporta sa programa, hindi lang sa termino ng pagtatanim pero pati narin ang
produksyon ng dekalidad na buto. Ang hakbang ng lahat ng mga manggagawa ng
gobyerno pati na ang mga estudyante ay magtanim ng kahit sa 10 na buto ang
bawat isa sa kanila.
Ang pribadong sektor ay hinihimok din na sumali
sa programa. (NCLM/PIA-Caraga)
