DOH intensifies anti-dengue campaign thru info
strategies
By Robert E. Roperos
BUTUAN CITY, July 10 (PIA) -- The Department of
Health (DOH) is intensifying its campaign against dengue by tapping the
communication support of the Philippine Information Agency (PIA), the
government’s information arm.
This was developed after the consultative
workshop conducted in Metro Manila regarding the implementation of DOH’s
nationwide anti-dengue campaign where the latter requested PIA to help its
campaign by using of the agency’s two electronic communication channels - the
inbox news and text blast operation.
PIA Director General Jose A. Fabia, in a
memorandum sent to PIA regional offices nationwide, directed the regional
directors and officers-in-charge of the 16 regions to add and/or complete the
directory of PIA inbox news and text blast recipients.
Fabia reiterated that in order to be successful
in this campaign, all barangay dengue warriors and barangay health workers in
the country must be included as recipients.
The PIA chief also directed concerned officials
of the agency to group their database per barangay or community for easier and
more convenient text blasting of information to concerned areas during the
implementation of anti-dengue communication activities in their respective areas
of responsibilities.
Fabia said the text blasting per barangay is
being pilot-tested in Regions 3 and in the National Capital Region (NCR) for
two weeks, after which an assessment of the text blast activity will be done to
identify gaps before it will be implemented in regions and provinces in the
country.
Inbox news are electronic news magazines
produced by four major clusters of the agency such as the iStar of the Southern
Luzon Cluster, One Luzon of the Northern Luzon Cluster, One Visayas for the
Visayas Cluster, and the pioneering e-news magazine of the agency, One
Mindanao.
Among the recipients sectors regularly receiving
news from the agency are the local tri-media, local government units, national
government agencies, government-owned and -controlled corporations, government
financing institutions, military, police, religious, academe, judiciaries,
business, labor, agri-workers, non-government organizations, and civic
organizations. (RER/PIA-Caraga)
Damage of flashflood in Butuan City amounts to
P2.4M, officials say
By Robert E. Roperos
BUTUAN CITY, July 10 (PIA) -- The flash flood
that hit this city on midnight of Sunday caused P2.4 million damages in
infrastructure and agriculture, officials of the city engineering and
agriculture departments here said.
In a text message sent by Jennifer Michelle
Divinagracia of the city's public information office to PIA-Caraga, the
estimated cost of damage caused by the flash flood on July 8 reached P2 million
in infrastructure according to Engr. Lorden Vismanos, officer-in-charge of the
city engineering office here, while OIC City Agriculturist Alberto Buca
estimated the damage to agriculture at P400,000.
Earlier report of the city PIO here said 42
households were affected by the flash flood in the city’s internal barangays of
Salvacion, Lemon and Camayahan.
Of the total houses affected, eight were totally
washed out. Two school buildings were also flooded.
In Barangay Camayahan, two hanging bridges were
washed out, while one steel bridge was damaged, making it impassable to
vehicles. The city PIO however said no casualties were reported.
On Sunday evening, 38 families were evacuated to
barangay halls and covered courts because of the flash flood that occurred
midnight after heavy rains fell early in the evening and ceased at dawn on
Monday.
Personnel from the city mayor’s office together
with the city Social Welfare and Development (CSWD) and the Philippine National
Police (PNP) immediately responded in the area and attended to the victims.
City Mayor Ferdinand Amante, Jr. is scheduled to
visit the area and distribute some relief goods to victims.
The Butuan Search And Rescue Team (BuSART) is on
its 24-hour operation in attending to the needs of the victims and in clearing
the debris on highways of said barangays. (RER/PIA-Caraga)
IDP Caraga strengthens link with field officers
in other regions
By Jennifer P. Gaitano
BUTUAN CITY, July 10 (PIA) -- The Internally
Displaced Persons (IDP) Caraga Link led by the Commission on Human Rights (CHR)
through Regional Director Marylin Pintor with IDP field officers from other
regions in Mindanao convened recently here and discussed issues and concerns in
handling displacements in different areas.
IDP-Caraga Link President Teresita CaΓ±as said
the IDP Caraga Link was organized on the IDP workshop in Lianga, Surigao del
Sur in September 2005 when the participants saw the need for a body to help the
commission promote respect for and protection of IDP rights in Caraga.
CHR is in receipt of a recommendation for the
recognition of IDP Caraga Link as an accredited arm through its regional office
in responding to and monitoring adverse situations causing or affecting
internal displacements in the Caraga region. CHR is also to include recommending
measures and their implementation on issues and concerns of IDP to proper
offices/agencies or bodies in the region.
It was learned that since its inception, IDP
Caraga Link pursues information, education, assessment and monitoring of
internal displacements in the region, to include specifically municipalities of
Lianga, Marihatag, San Miguel, San Agustin and Tago, all of Surigao del Sur;
municipalities of San Luis and Esperanza, all of Agusan del Sur; and
municipality of Las Nieves, Agusan del Norte.
CaΓ±as also relayed that in most cases,
displacements occurring in the region involved indigenous people. This usually
happens when there is a military operation against rebels in the area that
frightens IPs.
It was learned that during the previous displacements
recorded in some municipalities in Caraga, IDPs seemed being controlled by
other groups of people accompanying them. As observed when they are being
asked/interviewed by concerned agencies, they are very hesitant and could not
answer a simple question like details on their whereabouts.
However, CaΓ±as with the field officers in Caraga
region justified that despite their difficulties in gathering data from IDPs,
they were able to handle the situation well and to talk with the victims and
get their trust.
Field officers from other regions in Mindanao
present during the meeting also shared their experiences in handling
displacements which they found similar to Caraga region. Although some of them
also experienced worse than in Caraga, because of the eagerness and commitment
to help the vulnerable victims of displacements, they overcame the situation.
With this, the IDP Caraga Link becomes stronger
as they face different challenges along their way in resolving conflicts and
displacements in the region, as well as the link with other field officers in
other regions in Mindanao. (RER/JPG/PIA-Caraga)
DA chief to visit Surigao Norte anew
By Fryan E. Abkilan
SURIGAO DEL NORTE, July 10 (PIA) -- Department
of Agriculture (DA) Secretary Proceso Alcala will arrive on Thursday, July 11
in Surigao City for a three-day visit in the province.
Provincial agriculturist Gromyko Geraldino said
upon arrival at the Surigao City Airport, Alcala along with his
undersecretaries and all regional directors will proceed to Siargao Island for
an executive committee meeting.
Geraldino said they will be expecting around 120
guests from DA together with heads of its attached agencies, such as Philippine
Coconut Authority, Bureau of Agricultural Statistics, Agricultural Training
Institute, and Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources, among others, to
proceed to Siargao Island.
Alcala will also see the status of some
identified agri-fishery projects in the island and meet the agriculture and
fishery stakeholders to respond and act on the issues and concerns that they
may raise. “Right after their executive meeting on July 12, Sec. Alcala will
grace the Farmers-Fisherfolks Forum at Gen. Luna. At 3 p.m., the secretary will
then visit our demonstration farm at Brgy. Cancohoy in Del Carmen to lead the
launching and groundbreaking ceremony of our organic agriculture, demo farm and
warehouse,” Geraldino added.
The last day of the secretary’s visit will be
capped with a press conference in Surigao City.
It was learned that Alcala’s visit will be his
second time in the province. His first visit was in January last year where he met
with farmers, local chief executives, NGOs/POs and the local media.
(RER/FEA/PIA-Surigao del Norte)
Tagalog news: PhilHeath benefits package inilunsad
sa Bislig City
By Danilo S. Makiling
BUTUAN CITY, Hulyo 10 (PIA) -- Inilunsad
kamakailan ng Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) ang Primary
Care Benefit 1 (PCB1) Package sa lungsod ng Bislig, Surigao del Sur, na may
layuning paunlarin ang health care benefits ng mga miyembro nito.
Mahigit 500 katao ang dumalo sa Bislig City
gymnasium upang saksihan ang aktibidad na dinaluhan din ni Bislig City Mayor
Librado Navarro, at ng ibang opisyal ng lungsod.
Sa kaniyang mensahe, sinabi ni local health
insurance office chief Juliet Golez ng PhilHealth Bislig City na ang mga
Bisliganon ay masuwerte dahil pinili ang kanilang lungsod, kung saan ang
programa ay unang isinagawa sa rehiyon ng Caraga.
“Ang mga Bisliganon lalo na ang mga mahihirap ay
kailangan na maghanda, magkaroon ng kaalaman at bigyan ng kaukulang lakas bago
pa man sila matamaan ng kahit anong sakit, at ang PhilHealth ay nandito para
sila ay tulungan,” ani Golez.
“Ang programang pangkalusugan ay kailangan na
maging isa sa prayoridad na programa ng lokal na pamahalaan sa bansa dahil kung
tayo ay malusog, matatamasa natin ang magandang buhay, at magiging maayos ang
ating mga trabaho, lakip na ang dekalidad na edukasyon,” ani Navarro.
Idinagdag din ni Navarro na isa sa mga
prayoridad ng kaniyang administrasyon ay ang marehistro ang lahat ng Bisliganon
upang maging miyembro ng PhilHealth. Binati rin niya ang city health office sa
maayos na pag-implementa ng health care na programa.
Base sa talaan ng PhilHealth, ang Bislig City,
Surigao del Sur ay mayroong 40,208 na miyembro na nakarehistro sa PhilHealth.
Si Dr. Leizel Lagrada, ang Primary Care Benefits
1 Team Leader ng PhilHealth ay nagbigay ng kaalaman sa mga Bisliganon kung ano
ang "Primary Care Benefit 1 Package." Sinabi nito na ang programa ay
isa sa mga prayoridad na programa ni Pangulong Benigno S. Aquino III na may
layuning maangkin ang universal health care ng lahat ng Pilipino na miyembro ng
PhilHealth.
“Ang PCB 1 Package ay isang bagong set ng
benepisyo para sa mga miyembro para sa dekalidad na health care services sa
pamamagitan ng accredited public health care providers sa kalakhang bansa. Ito
ay nagbibigay paanyaya sa mga primary health care providers sa pagbibigay ng
maayos na serbisyo sa kanilang kliyente,” ayon kay Lagrada.
Kasama sa PCB 1 Package ang mga pangunahing
benepisyo kagaya ng konsultasyon, regular na blood pressure monitoring at
health promotion kagaya ng edukasyon sa breastfeeding, counseling para sa
lifestyle gastroenteritis (AGE) na walang mild dehydration, upper respiratory
tract infection/pneumonia at urinary tract infection ay kasali din at
inaasahang mabibigyan din ng kaukulang package.
Samantala, ibinigay ni Dr. Banzon kasama ni
Regional Vice President Sychua at ng ibang opisyal ng PhilHealth ang tseke ng
PhilHealth Capitation Fund sa lokal na pamahalaan ng Bislig City at Lingig,
Surigao del Sur. Ang lungsod ng Bislig ay nakatanggap ng P915,600 para sa 4th
quarter ng taong 2011 upang pondohan ang health service, habang ang Lingig ay
nakatanggap naman ng P927,600.
Isang ceremonial performance commitment at
memorandum of agreement signing ang isinagawa ng PhilHealth at institutional
health care providers sa Bislig City, at ng mga kalapit na munisipalidad ng Surigao
del Sur. (RER/DSM/PIA-Caraga)
Tagalog news: DTI nagsagawa ng pangkabuhayang
pagsasanay
By David M. Suyao
AGUSAN DEL SUR, Hulyo 10 (PIA) -- Ang Department
of Trade and Industry (DTI) Agusan del Sur provincial office ay nagsagawa ng
dalawang araw na pagsasanay sa produksyon ng iba't ibang produkto ng cottage
industry, basic business financial management at iba pang mga produkto ng
teknolohiya.
Ito ay sa pakikipagtulungan ng pamahalaan ng
lungsod ng Bayugan, ng panlalawigang pamahalaan ng Agusan del Sur at ng Cottage
Industry Technology Center.
Ayon kay Cirila Inson, Trade and Industry
specialist ng DTI-AdS, ang dalawang araw na pagsasanay ay ginanap sa Lope A.
Asis gymnasyum, Lungsod ng Bayugan kamakailan at nilahukan ng mga kababaihan,
kabataan, mga mag-aaral at iba pang interesadong mga organisasyon. Ito ay
ginastusan ng DTI at ng lungsod ng Bayugan at sinuportahan ng mga tauhan ng
pamahalaang panlalawigan ng Agusan del Sur.
"Kung hindi man maging pinakaunang
pagkukunan ng kabuhayan ng mga kalahok ang kaalaman at teknolohiya na kanilang
matututunan, sigurado akong ito ay makakadagdag sa kinikita ng kanilang pamilya
na makakatugon sa kanilang mga pinansiyal na pangangailangan. Ang mga
teknolohiya at mga produkto na aming ipinakilala ay iyong mga pinakakailangan
ng bawat pamilya para sa kanilang pang-araw-araw na konsumo. At dahil kami ay
naniniwala na ang isa sa mga dahilan kung bakit nabibigo ang negosyo ay sa
hindi maayos na pamamahala, aming idinagdag ang basic financial management na
kurso upang sila ay magkakaroon ng kaalaman sa pinansiyal at pamamahala,"
sabi ni DTI-AdS Provincial Director Lolita Dorado.
Sa unang araw, ang pagsasanay sa paggawa ng mga
produktong pambahay tulad ng dishwashing liquid, fabric conditioner at
detergent powder ang itinuro. Itinuro rin ang pagsasanay sa paggawa ng beadwork/paggawa
ng mga nauusong brotse, kagamitang pang-adorno sa buhok ng ikakasal, pag-aayos
ng bulaklak, kuwintas at purselas, maging ang produksyon ng mga piling mani
tulad ng malutong na mani, maning karamelo bar, peanut butter cookies at peanut
butter.
Sa pangalawang araw, nagkaroon ng briefing at
lectures. Kabilang sa mga itinuro ay ang mga kasanayan sa paghahanda ng ligtas
at malinis na pagkain, kung paano sisimulan ang isang negosyo at karunungang
pinansyal, kasama na ang pagkukwenta ng interest rates, kinikita, ipon para sa
puhunan at simpleng paghahanda ng libro sa negosyo at pagtatala ng pera, mga
dapat kolektahin at babayaran.
Ang pagsasanay sa pag-aayos ng lobo tulad ng mga
pag-aayos at paggawa ng mga lobong bulaklak ay itinuro rin sa ikalawang araw.
Itinuro rin ang mga pamamaraan sa paghahanda ng mga coco delicacies tulad ng
macapuno balls, coco jam at bukayo. (RER/DMS/PIA-Agusan del Sur)
Cebuano news: Bag-ong mining policy nahisubay sa
national laws
SURIGAO CITY, Hulyo 10 (PIA) -- Ang bag-ong
mining policy nagtinguha sa pagseguro nga ang gipagawas nga mga ordinansa sa
mga local government units (LGU) nahiuyon sa national laws kalabot na sa mina,
si Environment and Natural Resources Secretary Ramon Paje miingon.
"What the EO (Executive Order No. 79) is
saying is that somehow there must be consistency between national laws and
local laws. And, of course with this, the local ordinances cannot be against
national policies," sulti ni Paje atol sa regular press briefing didto sa
Malacanang kagahapon Lunes.
Pirmado na ni Pangulong Benigno S. Aquino III
niadtong Hulyo 6, 2012 ang Executive Order No. 79 (Institutionalizing and
Implementing reforms in the Philippine mining sector providing policies and
guidelines to ensure environmental protection and responsible mining in the
utilization of mineral resources).
"Sec. 12 (of EO No. 79) recognizes the need
for national laws and local ordinances to be harmonized to ensure the proper
management and regulation of the mining industry," pagpasabot ni Paje.
Ang maong EO nagtinguha usab aron ipahiluna ang
tagsa-tagsa ka mga tahas sa national government ug mga local government units
(LGUs) kalabot na sa mina.
Sa paghimo sa maong EO, ang national government
maoy mokoordinar ug mokooperar sa LGUs sa pagseguro sa angay nga implementasyon
kalabot na sa mga mining related laws, rules ug regulasyon, labi na ang
small-scale mining.
Ang mga hintungdang ahensya sa gobyerno adunay
direktiba aron tun-an ang posible nga mga legislasyon pagpauswag sa LGU shares
gikan sa maong mga resources ug paghatag sa mga mekanismo aron madali ang
pagpagawas sa ilang mga shares pinaagi sa angay nga koordinasyon sa tagsa-tagsa
ka mga ahensya.
Ang provincial/city mining regulatory boards
(P/CMRBs) maoy motabang sa mga LGUs aron matarong ang small-scale mining ug
mahatagan og saktong porum alang sa nagkalain-laing mga stakeholders. Ang local
government units, matud sa EO, mahimong parte sa Mining Industry Coordinating
Council (MICC) aron pagseguro nga matubag ang ilang mga kabalaka.
"But if there are local ordinances, like
the one in South Cotabato—it remains valid because there is a process in
invalidating it. It remains valid until it is invalidated by competent
authorities or through the courts," sulti ni Paje.
Ang national government adunay direktiba sa EO
pinaagi sa Department of Interior and Local Government, aron makigtambayayong
sa mga LGUs aron pagseguro nga ang mga local ordinances nahisubay ug uyon sa
mga balaodnong nasyunal, ug mga polisiya, aron pagseguro usab sa angay nga
implementasyon sa maong mining act. (RER/FEA/PIA-Surigao del Norte)
