ACE, Rotary Club of Butuan turn-over service
vehicle to Balay Silonganan
By Jennifer P. Gaitano
BUTUAN CITY, June 17 (PIA) -- The Association of
Caraga Executives (ACE) and Rotary Club of Butuan turned-over the service
vehicle to Balay Silonganan on Friday at the Department of Public Works and
Highways (DPWH) Caraga Regional Covered Court, this city.
Rotary Club of Butuan President Sisinio Narisma
together with 47th District Governor-Elect for District 3860 Peter “Perok”
Rodriguez, Past President Victor Plaza, ACE President and Commission on
Election (COMELEC) Caraga Regional Director Atty. Francisco Pobe, and some
regional directors turned-over the service vehicle (jeepney) to the Balay
Silonganan (home for abandoned children) through Sister Fatima Felisilda.
Children-beneficiaries of said vehicle witnessed
themselves the turn-over ceremony and expressed their happiness by clapping
their hands and said ‘Thank You’ to the officials.
Felisilda thanked all the regional directors who
are active members of ACE and the people behind the Rotary Club of Butuan for
their generosity. She further expressed his appreciation to the efforts of the
officials considering that after the construction of the Balay Silonganan, the
Rotary and partners now gave another blessing to the abandoned children, which
is the vehicle.
Meanwhile, Narisma expressed his gratitude to
DPWH-Caraga for hosting said turn-over ceremony and ACE, who continue to be an
active partner of the Rotary.
Atty. Pobe also stressed that they will continue
the support that they are extending to the Rotary Club of Butuan for the
fulfillment of its purpose which is to help the marginalized people in the
community.
Pobe added that their next project is set for
the abandoned elderly of this city.
The ACE is an organization of heads of offices
from different government agencies in Caraga region which aims to further
professionalize the corps of CESOs and eligibles. ACE members not only provide
financial assistance through the members’ contributions to civic groups’ programs
but also undertake outreach programs for the marginalized sector in the
society.
The Rotary Club of Butuan is continuously
extending community works through various projects in partnership with the
local government and private stakeholders. (JPG/PIA-Caraga)
DAR-Caraga celebrates 24th CARP Anniversary
By Jennifer P. Gaitano
BUTUAN CITY, June 17 (PIA) -- The Department of
Agrarian Reform (DAR) Caraga headed by Regional Director Faisar Mambuay is once
again spearheading this year’s Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program (CARP)
Anniversary celebration.
One of their activities is the Media Fusion held
Friday at the Prince Hotel here with the presence of the department’s
Provincial Agrarian Reform Officers (PAROs) in the region.
Mambuay recalled that exactly 24 years ago, then
President and democracy icon Corazon Aquino signed the Comprehensive Agrarian
Reform Law which became the foundation of her centerpiece social justice
program – the CARP. “The 24 years of CARP in the Philippines has been a long
and winding journey of various events both trials and successes, which leads us
to where we are now,” he said.
Mambuay bared that Caraga is among the regions
that brings the success of CARP in all its major components namely - land
tenure improvement, program beneficiaries development and agrarian justice
delivery.
It was learned that by the end of year 2011, DAR
has distributed 8,635 hectares that benefited the 5,139 farmers. This
accomplishment caps the cumulative total of 235,752 hectares involving 112,292
farmer beneficiaries or 90% of the region's global target.
Mambuay further said that they are also
introducing a new scheme of development for the beneficiaries with the agrarian
reform community connectivity and economic support services by building the
capacity of the agrarian reform beneficiaries- organizations to consolidate the
production, post harvest, processing and marketing activities of individual
members.
Meanwhile, Ms. Mary Lou Ravelo Antigro, one of
DAR-Caraga scholars under the 'Programang Agraryo Iskolar' shared her testimonies
on the implementation of said program in the region wherein she benefited much.
She emphasized that despite financial constraints, she was able to finish her
studies in college thru this program and fulfilled her dreams specially that
she is now employed in one of the schools in Surigao del Norte.
With this, Mambuay hoped to continue its good
partnership with their program beneficiaries, partners in the government and
local tri-media. (JPG/PIA-Caraga)
