Bislig City LGU intensifies local DRRMC
By Nida Grace B. Tranquilan
SURIGAO DEL SUR, July 9 (PIA) -- In response to
the threat brought about by Climate Change or Global Warming, Bislig City Mayor
Librado Navarro said the local government has strengthened the Local Disaster
Risk Reduction and Management Council (LDRRMC) down to barangay level.
In his welcome message during the 2nd quarterly
conference of the DRRM officers in the province, the local chief executive said
the LDRRMC members are directly in contact with residents and barangay
officials in its effort to mitigate the negative impact brought about by
calamities and disasters.
Also, PDRRMC Executive Officer Florencio
Pimentel said the activity is conducted once in every quarter in order to
discuss issues and concerns met by different municipalities and cities
provincewide and evaluate or assess the implementation of RA 10121, an Act
Strengthening the Philippine Disaster Risk Reduction & management System,
Providing for the NDRRM Framework and Institutionalizing the NDRRM Plan,
apropriating Funds therefore and for other purposes.
Meanwhile, LGOO Olivia Bagasbas of DILG
discussed Executive Order 66 series of 2012 issued by President Benigno S
Aquino III, otherwise known as the “Prescribing Rules on the Cancellation or
Suspension of Classes and Work in Government Offices Due to Typhoons, Flooding,
other Weather Disturbances and Calamities”.
Bagasbas emphasized EO # 66 under Section 2, the
Localized Cancellation or Suspension of Classes and Work of the government
Offices in the absence of the typhoon or storm signal warning from the PAGASA
and Section 3, the Cancellation or Suspension of Classes and Work in the During
Other Calamities. (RER/NGBT/PIA-Surigao del Sur)
PhilHealth benefit package launched in Bislig
City
By Jennifer P. Gaitano
BUTUAN CITY, July 9 (PIA) – To upgrade the
health care benefits of members, the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation
(PhilHealth) on Thursday launched its Primary Care Benefit 1 (PCB1) Package at
Bislig City, Surigao del Sur.
An estimated crowd of 500 convened at the Bislig
City Gymnasium and witnessed the event with the presence of Bislig City Mayor
Librado Navarro, other officials and guests.
In her speech, Local Health Insurance Office
Chief Ms. Juliet Golez of PhilHealth Bislig City said that Bisliganons are
lucky enough that PhilHealth has chosen this city, where said program is first
launched in Caraga region.
“Bisliganons especially the marginalized should
be ready, informed and empowered right before any sickness hit them, and
PhilHealth will be there to assist them,” emphasized Golez.
"Health program should be one of the most
priority programs of all the local government units in the country because with
good health, we can all enjoy life and perform our jobs well, along also with a
quality education" Navarro said.
Navarro added that one of his priorities is to
have all Bisliganons registered and be members of the PhilHealth. He also
congratulated the City Health Office for the well implementation of the Health
Care programs.
Based on PhilHealth records, Bislig City,
Surigao del Sur has 40,208 total members registered to PhilHealth.
Also, Dr. Leizel Lagrada, Primary Care Benefit 1
Team Leader of PhilHealth briefed the Bisliganons on the 'Primary Care Benefit
1 Package’. She said that this is one of the priority programs of Pres. Benigno
S. Aquino III which is aimed to achieve universal health care to all Filipino
people who are members of PhilHealth.
"PCB 1 Package is the new set of benefits
entitles members to basic, quality health care services through accredited
public health care providers nationwide. It allows primary health care
providers greater flexibility in the range of services they can offer to their
enlisted PhilHealth clients," said Lagrada.
Included in the PCB 1 Package are primary
benefits such as consultations, regular blood pressure monitoring and helath
promotion like education on breastfeeding, counseling on lifestyle modification
and smoking cessation. Medicines for common diseases like asthma and acute
gastroenteritis (AGE) with no or mild dehydration, upper respiratory tract
infection/pneumonia and urinary tract infection are also included and expected
to be provided by the providers of this package.
Meanwhile, Dr. Banzon with Regl Vice Pres.
Sychua and other PhilHealth officials handed over the PhilHealth Capitation
Fund Checks to gocal government units of Bislig City and Lingig, Surigao del
Sur. Bislig City received the amount of P915,600.00 for the 4th quarter of 2011
to fund its health services while Lingig received P927,600.00.
A ceremonial performance commitment &
memorandum of agreement (MOA) signing between PhilHealth and the institutional
health care providers in Bislig City, and nearby municipalities in Surigao del
Sur was also held. (JPG/PIA-Caraga)
News feature: PAMANA – DILG fund covers 34 LGUs in Caraga Region
By Florian Faith Jr. P. Bayawa
BUTUAN CITY, July 9 (PIA) -- The PAMANA –
“Payapa at Masaganang Pamayanan” - Program was launched to complement
government’s peace negotiation efforts.
This is to strengthen peace building, reconstruction,
and development in conflict-affected areas, and is embodied in the Philippine
Development Plan for 2011 to 2016.
For the year 2012, P958 million has been
appropriated under the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG)
budget, to be provided to local government units (LGUs) in the form of fund
subsidy under the PAMANA-DILG Fund. The fund covers seven geographical zones in
the Philippines, which are vulnerable areas.
In Caraga Region, 34 LGUs composed of two cities
and 32 municipalities are covered by PAMANA. These identified areas are those
affected by the Communist Party of the Philippines, New People’s Army, and
National Democratic Front.
The priority programs and projects covered by
PAMANA-DILG for 2012 implementation are the municipalities of Prosperidad,
Sibagat, Sta. Josefa, and Veruela of the province of Agusan del Sur;
municipalities of Buenavista, Carmen, Jabonga, Kitcharao, Las Nieves,
Magallanes, Nasipit, RTR, Santiago, and Tubay of the province of Agusan del
Norte; municipalities of Bayabas, Hinatuan, Marihatag, San Agustin, Tagbina,
Tandag, and the City of Bislig of the province of Surigao del Sur;
municipalities of Alegria, Mainit, Malimono, and the City of Surigao of the
province of Surigao del Norte, including the municipalities of Burgos, Dapa,
Del Carmen, General Luna, Pilar, San Benito, San Isidro, Sta. Monica, and
Socorro of Siargao Islands.
The PAMANA as a framework for intervention in
vulnerable areas is anchored on three complementary strategic pillars that define
core interventions to achieve lasting peace. Pillar 1 focuses on interventions
that support the establishment of the foundations of peace and the building of
resilient communities through policy reform and development. Pillar 2 targets
micro-level interventions to promote the convergent delivery of services and
goods focused on households and communities by both national and local
projects, and Pillar 3 provides for meso-level interventions that address
regional and sub-regional development challenges, which will contribute to
peace building.
Pillars 1 and 2 are implemented by the
Department of Social Welfare and Development and the Department of Agrarian
Reform. Pillar 3 is implemented through a partnership between DILG and the
Office of Presidential Adviser for Peace Process (OPAPP).
The DILG – OPAPP collaboration is focused on
addressing regional development under PAMANA Pillar 3, while projects and
activities under Pillar 1 aim at building the foundation for peace and Pillar 2
for the establishment of resilient communities.
PAMANA Program has the following objectives: (1)
Reduce poverty and vulnerability in conflict-affected areas, (2) Improve
Governance and (3) Empower communities and strengthen their capacities to
address issues of conflict and peace through activities that promote social
cohesion. (RER/NCLM/PIA-Caraga/DILG-13)
NSO to conduct July Labor Force, 2012 Family
Income and Expenditure surveys
By Villa S. Bayotas
BUTUAN CITY, July 9 (PIA) -- The National
Statistics Office (NSO) Caraga will conduct the July 2012 Labor Force Survey
(LFS) and the two rounds of the 2012 Family Income and Expenditure Survey
(FIES).
The first round of the FIES will gather data on
income and expenditure of families for the first semester, January 1 to June
30, 2012.
The LFS is a nationwide quarterly survey of
households conducted by the NSO to gather data on the demographic and socio-economic
characteristics of the population.
The LFS aims to provide a quantitative framework
for the preparations of plans and formulation of policies affecting the labor
market.
NSO-Caraga will also conduct the 2012 FIES as a
rider to the LFS; this is a nationwide survey of households which is the main
source of data on family income and expenditures. The 2012 FIES is the 16th
survey on family income and expenditure conducted since 1957.
Like the previous FIES, this undertaking aims to
accomplish the following objectives: a) To gather data on family income,
sources of income, family expenditure and related information affecting family
income and expenditure levels and patterns in the Philippines; b) To determine
the income distribution, levels of living and spending patterns, and the degree
of inequality among families; c) To provide benchmark information to update the
weights used in the estimation of Consumer Price Index (CPI) and d) To provide
inputs in the estimation of the country’s poverty threshold and incidence.
About 800 items are included in the FIES
questionnaire. The survey involves an interview of a national sample of about
50,000 households. This sample size is deemed sufficient to provide reliable
estimates of income and expenditure levels for each region, including Caraga
region.
In Caraga, NSO Field Staff and selected trained
Statistical Researchers (SR) will do a comprehensive door-to-door interview to
the sample households from July 9 - 31. NSO would like to assure the respondents
that all information furnished to the SRs are strictly confidential and shall
not be used as evidence in court for purposes of taxation, regulation or
investigation as provided for in Section 4 of Commonwealth Act No. 591.
(RER/NCLM/PIA-Caraga/NSO-13)
Tagalog News: Bagong opisyal ng DENR-Caraga
pormal na ipinakilala sa mga miyembro ng RDC
Ni Danilo S. Makiling
BUTUAN CITY, Hulyo 9 (PIA) -- Pormal ng
ipinakilala sa mga miyembro ng Regional Development Council (RDC) ang bagong
regional executive director (RED) ng Department of Environment and Natural
Resources (DENR) sa rehiyon ng Caraga kasabay ng 71st RDC meeting na isinagawa
sa isa sa mga lokal na convention centers dito.
Si RDC Chairperson at Surigao del Norte Governor
Sol F. Matugas ang pormal na nagpakilala kay Marlo Mendoza na siya ring
assistant secretary ng ahensiya, at sinabing dahil isyung knikaharap ngayon ng
pangrehiyong tanggapan ng DENR sa kampanya ng gobyerno para sa anti-illegal
logging sa rehiyon, si Mendoza ay nandito para sa isang mahalagang misyon.
Binigyang diin ni RED Mendoza na ang kanyang
papel sa kautusan ni Pangulong Benigno S. Aquino III ay makipag-ugnayan sa RDC
at kung paano baguhin ang wood industry.
"Sa totoo lang, isa sa mga kautusan ng
Pangulo sa akin ay ang maghanap ng estratehiya upang baguhin ang wood industry
dito sa rehiyon ng Caraga dahil sa isyu ng talamak na operasyon ng illegal
logging sa rehiyon," ani Mendoza.
Dahil dito, binigyang diin ni RED Mendoza na ang
implementasyon ng EO 23, na nagdedeklara ng moratorium sa pagpuputol ng mga
kahoy sa natural at residual forest at ang pagbuo ng anti-illegal logging task
force, simula Hunyo 2012, ang DENR at LGU-Butuan ay naka-dismantle na ng 14 na
maliliit na sawmills at nakahuli na rin ito ng mga illegally-cut logs.
Dagdag ni Mendoza na ang mga nakuhang
illegally-cut logs ay ipamimigay sa Department of Education (DepEd) para gawing
karagdagang upuan sa mga paaralan.
Bilang tugod sa sitwasyon ng enerhiya sa
Mindanao, sinabi rin ni RED Mendoza na ang mga forest-based industry ay naka
depende sa elektrisidad. Dahil dito, aniya, ang DENR ay gagawa ng aksyon kasama
and mga publiko at pribadong ahensya para sa posibleng pagtatayo ng mini-hydropower
plants sa rehiyon.
Samantala, ipinahayag din ni Mendoza na ang
Anti-Illegal Task Force na naka base sa Manila ay nilipat na dito sa rehiyon
bilang tugon sa kautusan ng Pangulong Benigno S. Aquino III upang palakasin ang
kampanya ng pamahalaan laban sa illegal logging.
Idinagdag din ni Mendoza na ang administrasyong
Aquino ay seryoso sa kautusan sa ilalim ng EO 23. Dahil dito, si Mendoza ay
nananawagan sa suporta ng RDC upang estriktong ma-implementa ang anti-illegal
campaign ng pamahalaang nasyonal. (RER/DMS/PIA-Caraga)
Tagalog news: Pamahalaang probinsya naghanda ng
disaster protocol
Ni Danilo S. Makiling
BUTUAN CITY, Hulyo 9 (PIA) -- Ang provincial
Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (PDRRMC) ng Agusan del Norte
kamakailan ay nagtipun-tipon kasama ng iba't ibang ahensya ng gobyerno at
pribadong sektor upang ipresenta ang Operation Center Protocol ng council.
Ang layunin ng pagtitipon ay paunlarin ang
kaugnayan ng iba't ibang ahensya para sa pagresponde sa komunidad sa panahon ng
kalamidad at palawakin ang alert and verification protocol, protocol and
issuance code alert and activation memorandum, at response protocol.
Ang mga sumusunod ay ang code alert system: code
white ay para sa low pressure area/tropical depression o public storm signal
#1; code blue para sa public storm signal #2 na may lima pataas na
casualties/mass injuries/fire; at code red naman para sa public storm signal #3
na may 100 pataas na casualties/mass injuries.
Ayon kay Governor Erlpe John Amante, ang
pamahalaang probinsya ay nakabili na ng emergency and rescue equipment na
nagkakahalaga ng P8.4 milyon. Ang mga ito ay gagamitin sa mga coastal municipalities
na may posibilidad ng baha at pagguho ng lupa.
Binigyang diin din ni Amante na ang pinakamaayos
na paraan upang harapin ang kalamidad ay ang pagiging handa. Aniya, isa sa
paraan ay ang pagbibigay ng mga kagamitan sa mga lokal na pamahalaan ng iba't
ibang munisipalidad upang makaresponde ng maayos sa mga kalamidad.
Samantala, iminungkahi din ng PDRRMC ang
infra-project na popondohan sa ilalim ng 5 percent local disaster risk
reduction and management fund na gagamitin sa apat na aspeto, ang preparedness,
prevention and mitigation, response and rehabilitation.
Muling binangit ni Amante ang importansya ng mga
kasaping ahensya sa pagtulong sa mga komunidad sa kanilang ginagawang
preparasyon para sa kalamidad, lalo na sa aktwal na sitwasyon. (RER/DSM/PIA-Caraga)
Cebuano news: Turnover sa bag-ong eskuylahan sa
lungsod sa Placer malampuson nga gipahigayon
SURIGAO CITY, Hulyo 9 (PIA) -- Malampuson nga
gipahigayon bag-ohay palamang ang turnover ceremony sa duha ka bag-ong mga
eskuylahan nga gipondohan sa Silangan Mindanao Mining Company, Inc. ug Philex
Mining Company nga giabagan sa 544th Philippine Army Engineer Brigade didto sa
Anislagan Elementary School lungsod sa Placer, Surigao del Norte.
Ang maong kalihukan gipangulohan ni Surigao del
Norte Governor Sol Matugas inubanan nila Vice Governor Arturo Carlos Egay, Jr.,
President ug Chief Operating Officer sa Philex Mining Corp. Engr. Eulalio B.
Austin, Jr., 544th Engineer Brigade PA Commanding Officer Ltc. Honorio M.
Abenojar ug Surigao del Norte DepEd Schools Division Superintendent Evelyn
Fetalvero ug gitambongan usab sa mga opisyales ug mga katawhan sa maong mga
barangay.
Atol sa maong turn-over sa duha ka bag-ong mga
eskuylahan didto sa Borongan Elementray School, gipahigayon usab ang
thanksgiving sa bag-ong repair nga lima ka eskuylahan sa Anislagan Elementary
School ug unom sa Macaya Elementary School, Placer, Surigao del Norte.
(SDR/Provincial Information Center/RER/FEA/PIA-Surigao del Norte)
Cebuano news: Malacanang mianunsyo executive
order on mining ipagawas na sunod semana
Ni Susil D. Ragas
SURIGAO CITY, Hulyo 9 (PIA) -- Pirmado na ni Pangulong
Benigno S. Aquino III ang executive order (EO) sa mining nga gitumong aron
mohimo og dugang kinitaan alang sa gobyerno ug matubag ang mga kabalaka sa
industriya sa mina ug kinaiyahan, matud sa opisyales sa Palasyo niadtong
Sabado.
Si Presidential Spokesperson Edwin Lacierda
miingon atol sa interbyu sa DZRB Radyo ng Bayan niadtong Sabado nga si
Executive Secretary Paquito N. Ochoa Jr. gikatakdang mopagawas sa bag-ong
mining policy sunod semana.
Si Lacierda miingon nga si Environmental and
Natural Resources Secretary Ramon Paje gikatakda usab nga mopahigayon og usa ka
press briefing aron ipasabot ang maong executive order.
Dugang pa ni Lacierda, nga ang administrasyon
mipahigayon og masusing mga konsultasyon tali sa mga mining stakeholders una ang
paghimo og pinal nga bag-ong polisiya.
Gihimo sa gobyerno ang bag-ong mining policy nga
parehong makabenisyo sa gobyerno ug sa mining investors.
Sa paghimo sa bag-ong mining policy, ang
administrasyong Aquino naglaom nga ang maong bag-ong mga polisiya makakuha og
dugang kinitaan alang sa gobyerno sa kasamtangang taas nga panginahanglanon
alang sa metallic resources. Ang bag-ong EO nagtumong usab aron ibalanse ang
kabalaka sa environment protection ug economic gains. (RER/FEA/PIA-Surigao del
Norte)
