Applicants for CHED scholarship increases in
Caraga
By Robert E. Roperos
BUTUAN CITY, June 5 (PIA) -- The number of
scholarship applicants in Caraga Region increased this year, an official of the
Commission on Higher Education (CHED)-Caraga today said.
According to Dr. Julius Sol Jamero, Chief
Administrative Officer of CHED-Caraga, the entire region has a total of 878
applicants for the scholarship programs offered by CHED, however, only 140
slots were given to the region.
Dr. Jamero added the problem was solved,
however, through the initiatives of Agusan del Norte 1st District Congressman
Jose Aquino III who have extended his Priority Development Assistance Fund for
this purpose.
The official said the assistance given by Cong.
Aquino will be of great help to accommodate more number of scholarship
applicants, who wish to finish college education.
Under the CHED Student Financial Assistance
Programs, qualified applicants must be a Filipino citizen of good moral
character.
It is also emphasized that the combined annual
gross income of parents or guardians must not exceed P300,000. They must also
be a high school graduate or a candidate for graduation from high school.
Applicants must also have an 80 percent minimum
general weighted average (GWA) based on Form 138 or high school card.
Applicants to full merit scholarship must have 90 percent and above, half merit
scholars must have 85-89 percent GWA, and 80-84 percent for applicants to
grant-in-aid and students loans.
Also, they (applicants) must not be over 30
years of age at the time of application, except for applicants to
OPAPP-CHED-SGRR, entering freshmen and/or college students in any year level,
and has not availed of any government scholarship and/or grant.
Full merit scholars will receive P15,000
benefits per semester, as well as the One-Town One-Scholar, while half-merit
scholars will receive P7,500 per semester.
CHED priority courses for the scholarship
program are as follows: Agriculture and related fields, Engineering,
Information Technology, Teacher Education, Science and Mathematics, Health
Sciences, Arts and Humanities, Atmospheric Sciences, and Environmental Science.
(RER/PIA-Caraga)
Classes of Liga College to start on June 13
By Robert E. Roperos
BUTUAN CITY, June 5 (PIA) -- Classes of Kolehiyo
de Liga ng mga Barangay (Liga College) will start on June 13 as confirmed by
Association of Barangay Captains (ABC) President and Banza Brgy. Captain Nestor
Amora.
Amora said with classes in the higher education
institutions are set to open next week; the Liga College will initially open
with BS in Entrepreneurship and BS in Real Estate Management.
Amora said a total of 180 students have already
enrolled in the school, the first to be established by an organization of
barangay captains in the country.
The official further said the two-storey
building is composed of six classrooms that was constructed early this year.
The Liga College, constructed in a two-hectare
lot in Barangay Pigdaulan here was established through the initiatives of the
86 barangays in the city through the Liga ng mga Barangay.
The Liga College is the first education
institution in the country established through a Liga ng Barangay, which aims
to help poor but deserving students to receive college education with
scholarship grants given to those who will qualify.
In an early interview with a local radio station
here, Brgy. Capt. Amora said the school will offer scholarship to more than 600
students in the city where each barangay is required to send scholars.
The Liga College also houses a dormitory for
students and teachers who cannot afford to spend daily transportation expenses.
Aside from this, Amora said, laboratories and canteen are also housed in the
two-hectare lot.
The project is supported by the city government
through Mayor Ferdinand Amante Jr. who approved the allocation of P2 million
for its construction.
Also, Abante Mindanao (ABAMIN) Party-list
Representative Maximo Rodriguez has also extended P1 million when the latter
visited the city early this year. (RER/PIA-Caraga)
Dengue cases drop by 19% in Caraga
By Robert E. Roperos
BUTUAN CITY, June 5 (PIA) -- The Department of
Health (DOH) in Caraga Region is continuously monitoring dengue cases in the
region as rainy season is fast approaching.
According to Sunshine Alipayo, DOH Center for
Health Development (CHD)-Caraga regional information officer, to date, dengue
cases in the region have decreased by 19 percent compared to the same period
last year.
Alipayo said since January 1 to June 2 this
year, the health department here recorded 372 dengue cases in the region, as
compared to 461 cases last year.
The official said this may well be because of
the intensified monitoring of DOH-Caraga, as well as with the cooperation of
other government agencies and even non-government organizations.
Alipayo said of the total number of cases this
year, Surigao City was recorded to have the highest number having 94 dengue
cases. This is followed by Surigao del Norte with 78 cases, Agusan del Sur –
51, Butuan City – 46, Surigao del Sur – 38, Agusan del Norte – 17, Bislig City
– 11, Tandag City – 11, Bayugan City – nine, Province of Dinagat Islands –
nine, and Cabadbaran City – eight cases.
Of the number of cases, Alipayo said 43 percent
are children aged 1-10 years old and 60 percent of them, males.
Alipayo further said there is also a need to
strengthen the “Aksyon Barangay Kontra Dengue” (ABKD) program of the national
government. She added if people in all barangays will do their share by
implementing programs and actions against dengue, “time will come there will be
no more cases of dengue that will be recorded.”
As per memorandum circular 2012-16 of the
Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) dated January 30, 2012,
every city mayor or municipal mayor is enjoined to cause the enactment of an
ordinance embodying measures on dengue prevention, and allocate funds to the
dengue prevention and control subject to national and local rules and
regulations.
ABKD is an inter-agency cooperation strategy
which is the government’s response to intensify the fight against dengue
outbreak in order to reduce dengue cases and control dengue transmission.
One of the key initiatives is the installation
of the Ovicidal/Larvicidal Trap System (OL-Trap) for Aedes Mosquito. It is a
device consisting of a tumbler, strips of plywood, and pellets. This OL trap
can detect Aedes mosquito population and acts as an early warning signal to
pre-empt any impending dengue outbreaks.
In support to the ABKD program, batch 1970 of
Agusan National High School (ANHS) here has implemented a drive to combat
dengue.
Carlito Kho, class president and Mindanao
Regional Operations Manager of the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO)
said this is their share in helping the national government in its drive to
fight dengue.
He added that majority of their batchmates
participated in distributing anti-dengue spray chemicals to two of the biggest
public schools here: ANHS and the Butuan Central Elementary School (BCES) on
Saturday, as part of the school’s preparation during Monday’s opening of
classes.
Dubbed “Brigada 70 Kontra Dengue,” the program
is part of the community extension services of Class 1970 of the premier public
high school here in the region. (RER/PIA-Caraga)
NEDA submits Siargao's P610M ADP investment to
MalacaΓ±ang
By Arturo M. Cruje Jr.
SURIGAO DEL NORTE, June 5 (PIA) – The office of the
National Economic Development Authority (NEDA) has finally submitted the Area
Development Plan (ADP) of Siargao Island worth P610 million for approval to the
office of President Benigno S. Aquino III.
NEDA-13 Regional Director Carmencita Cochingco
confirmed this to Governor Sol Matugas during a meeting held recently at the
Governor’s Office, Provincial Capitol, Surigao City.
The ADP of Siargao Island was formulated with
technical and financial assistance from NEDA during the visit of NEDA’s
Director General Cayetano Paderanga to the province last year.
The ADP total enabling investment worth P610
million is part of the six growth areas identified in the country, under the
Growth Area Program (GAP) of the National Government.
The GAP facilitates the achievement of the
President’s national goal of inclusive growth and poverty reduction by
advancing less developed but resources rich areas and transforming them into
globally competitive tourism, agro-industrial and financial economies.
Under the GAP, a Program Management Office will
be established in all six program areas identified. (FEA/PPDO/PIA-Surigao del
Norte)
Tagalog News: Pagtatayo ng int’l port sa
Magallanes pinaplano
Ni Danilo S. Makiling
BUTUAN CITY, Hunyo 5 (PIA) -- Mariing
pinagpaplanuhan ngayon ng mga opisyal ng Sangguniang Panlalawigan ng Agusan del
Norte ang pagtatayo ng isang international port sa munisipalidad ng Magallanes.
Napag-alamang ang Andres Y. Narvasa (AYN)
Resource Management Group ay magsasagawa ng isang pag-aaral sa master planning
ng isang idustriyal at eco-tourism na magbibigay daan sa katuparan ng pagtatayo
ng nasabing international port bilang isang major passenger at cargo
destination sa ilalim ng public-private partnership program (PPP).
Ang AYN Resource Management Group ay isang pribadong
kumpanya na nasasaloob sa development project, project financing, at financial
advisory. Ito ay binubuo ng mga indibidwal na may mataas na karanasan at may
patunay sa larangan ng international investment kagaya ng banking, treasury
operations, project development at law.
Ito rin ay tumutulong sa mga LGU at ibang
ahensya ng gobyerno at ibang establisimiento na naglalayong makagawa ng income-
generating projects in utilities, waste management, housing education, at
recreation.
Sa ngayon, napag-alaman na ang AYN ay
nakikipagtulungan sa mga opisyal ng probinsya upang maisakatuparan ang kanilang
plano na gumawa ng isang pag-aaral kung saan ang probinsya ay hindi na
gagastos. (RER/PIA-Caraga)
Cebuano News: Kampanya sa Turismo nga 'It's more
fun in the Philippines' mainiton nga gidawat didto sa London
Ni Susil D. Ragas
SURIGAO CITY, Hunyo 5 (PIA) -- Ipasiugda ni
Pangulong Benigno S. Aquino III ang Pilipinas isip nag-unang tourist
destination pinaagi sa kampanya sa Department of Tourism nga “Its more fun in
the Philippines” atol sa iyang opisyal nga pagbisita didto sa United Kingdom sa
Great Britain ug Northern Ireland.
Si Pangulong Aquino, nga gikatakdang moabot
didto sa UK mga 9:00 sa gabii Lunes (oras sa London), adunay photoshoot uban
ang mga opisyales sa DOT/DFA nga nakabase didto sa London nga maoy nangamot sa
programa nga Its More in the Philippines isip parte sa iyang bisi nga eskedyul
didto.
Mouban sa Pangulo ang walo ka mga opisyales sa
Kabinete ug pipila ka mga Filipinong negosyante nga motan-aw ngadto sa mga
oportunidad kalabot na sa pamuhunan, patigayon ug turismo tali sa Pilipinas ug
UK.
Matud sa DOT, ang kampanya sa turismo sa nasod
mainiton nga gidawat didto sa UK. Kini usab miingon nga gihatag gyud sa London
ang dakong suporta niini alang sa turismo sa Pilipinas sa pagtukod og iconic
double-decker buses, taxi cabs ug underground stations uban ang nagkalain-laing
hulagway sa Pilipinas.
“Now, 25 double-decker buses and 50 black cabs
sporting a uniform design of the slogan, logo, and different faces of the
Philippines are now spotted around the bustling streets of London (while)
images of the world-famous Ifugao Rice Terraces and the Puerto Princesa
Underground River, both proclaimed as World Heritage Sites, are also found at
the subway stations,” matud pa sa DOT.
Ang Philippine DOT, maoy pinakaunang national
tourism organization nga nag advertise pinaagi sa platform sa mga taxis nga
gipanag-iya sa Verifone Media. Ang mga taxi sa London adunay 30 minuto nga
digital ad nga naghulagway sa 30-segundo nga It’s more fun in the Philippines
TVC (television commercial) u gang 15-segundo nga tarsier TVC nga gilusad
worldwide bag-ohay pa lamang pinaagi sa CNN.
Ang Media hype pinaagi sa London cabs magpadayon
hangtod sunod tuig, sa tinguha nga makuha niini ang liboan ka mga bisita ug mga
manan-away sa Quenn’s Jubilee, London 2012 Olympics, u gang season 2012-2013 sa
Fullham Football Club of the English Premier League.
“The world will now start to see that ‘It’s More
Fun in the Philippines’ is not just a bunch of words on a streamer. It is a
competitive argument for choosing the Philippines as one of the world’s top
tourist destinations. Philippine tourism is poised to surge forward as we
launch more aggressive initiatives to reinvigorate the industry and work
towards achieving our 10M target by 2016,” si Tourism Secretary Ramon Jimenez
miingon.
Atol sa iyang pagbisita didto, ang Pangulo
gikatakda nga makigtagbo sa mga top British investors sama sa Rolls Royce ug
Cebu Pacific, Aboitiz Equity Ventures Gas Project, Shell and Nestle.
Ang Pangulo makigtagbo usab sa Duke of York
Prince Andrew didto sa Buckingham Palace, ug kang Prime Minister David Cameron
didto sa 10 Downing Street.
Usa usab ka paniudto ang giandam sa gobyerno ni
Queen Elizabeth alang sa Pangulo nga pagapangulohan nila Foreign and
Commonwealth Office Minister Jeremy Browne ug Lord Mayor of London Alderman
David Wootton didto sa Lancaster House. (RER/SDR/PIA-Surigao del Norte)
