Agusan del Sur Red Cross elects Board of
Directors
By David M. Suyao
AGUSAN DEL SUR, July 31 (PIA) -- Members of the
Philippine Red Cross Agusan del Sur Chapter (PRC-AdS) have re-elect five, and
elected two new members to the 14-member board of directors (BOD) during the
7th Biennial Chapter Assembly and election conducted last July 28 at the
Provincial Training Center, Government Center, Prosperidad, Agusan del Sur.
In his welcome address, PRC-AdS Vice Chairman of
the Board and provincial administrator Jesusimo Ronquillo said, PRC-AdS has
been one of the very active partner of the provincial government in times of
calamities and disaster in the relief operation. Being a flood prone area,
PRC-AdS has reached even the most remote areas in Agusan del Sur conducting
delivery of relief goods to flood victims while feeding hungry victims who
cannot cook their food in the absence of safe drinking water and cooking
utensils.
“Because of the active role of the PRC-AdS
before, during and after calamities in the province, the provincial government
is giving its full support to the Red Cross, by donating a lot and a new
building designed to meet the Red Cross need, while shouldering the cost of
re-agents every year in our blood program. These are just few that I can
mention with regards to the assistance extended by the provincial government to
Red Cross,” Dir. Ronquillo said.
In his message, PRC member of the Board of
Governors Andrew Nocon said, people in Agusan del Sur are very lucky to have a
governor like Gov. Adolph Edward Plaza because of his genuine spirit of
volunteerism. Gov. Nocon added, that never in the entire country that a
provincial government has donated a lot and a building to Red Cross, while
extending financial and technical assistance.
“I want to tell you that when I retired from
service, like your governor, I chose to engage myself as volunteer in order to
expand the delivery of services that I missed when I was with the Philippine
Air Force. When I became a volunteer of the Red Cross, I feel deep joy, very
different from that when I was in my job and was paid for it. And I want to
tell you, that when you are already filled with that spirit of volunteerism, you
will be longing for it the rest of your life, and without you knowing, it is a
spirit that influence many people. That is why, I am very happy to see young
and old faces of volunteers here in Agusan del Sur, ready to serve their fellow
men,” Gov. Nocon said.
In 2008, PRC-AdS conducted chapter assembly and
election in order to re-structure the members of the board who have been
inactive for several years due to no election conducted. PRC-AdS voting members
elected the 14 members of the board, with mandate that the first seven elected
members (1-7) will serve for four years and the second seven elected members
(8-14) will serve for only two years.
In 2010, another assembly and election was held
for the second seven members whose term expired after two years, and will serve
for another four years as members of the board. This year, 2012, the posts of
the first seven elected members of the board during the 2008 election expired
and the new re-elected and elected members will again serve for the next four
years. (PIA-Agusan del Sur)
PNoy declares August 2 as non-working holiday in
Butuan
By Robert E. Roperos
BUTUAN CITY, July 31 (PIA) -- President Benigno
S. Aquino III has declared Thursday, August 2, 2012 as a special non-working
holiday in this city.
The President, through Proclamation No. 383 said
on this day, the City of Butuan will mark the celebration of its 62nd Charter
Day, dubbed “Adlaw Hong Butuan”.
The proclamation provides residents the
opportunity to celebrate and participate in the occasion with appropriate
ceremonies.
Meanwhile, highlighting the charter day
celebration is the opening of the 21st Mindanao Business Conference where the
city government plays host to this annual gathering of business tycoons and
entrepreneurs in Mindanao.
The event is also hosted in cooperation with the
provincial government of Agusan del Norte and the Butuan Chamber of Commerce
and Industry Foundation, Inc. (BCCIFI).
The charter day celebration kicked-off Sunday
where a fluvial parade was conducted at the Agusan River, in time with the
feast of Santa Ana, patron saint of Brgy. Leon Kilat, a barangay located at the
riverbank here where the opening ceremony and fluvial parade was conducted.
Also, a dragon boat demonstration was conducted
by students and faculty members of Father Saturnino Urios University (FSUU),
Butuan Doctors’ College (BDC) and Agusan Colleges (AC).
Part of the kick-off activity was the ceremonial
turnover of the lot owned by the Guingona family to the city government for the
establishment of the Philippine Science High School in Barangay Ampayon, this
city. (RER/PIA-Caraga)
Biz summit to highlight transparency in
governance
By Robert E. Roperos
BUTUAN CITY, July 31 (PIA) -- The 21st Mindanao
Business Conference which will be held in this city on August 2-4, 2012 will
highlight the promotion of transparency in governance, said City Councilor Ryan
Anthony Culima.
Culima, who is the chairman of the Committee on
Trade and Industry, emphasized the event does not only help in boosting the
economic condition of the city but also in promoting transparency in governance
among local chief executives in Mindanao, which is also the flagship program of
City Mayor Ferdinand Amante, Jr.
Culima said local officials must practice
transparency in implementing infrastructures projects.
He said transparency involves following
procedures set by the Commission on Audit (COA).
The 21st Mindanao Business Conference serves as
the official business conference of the Philippine Chamber of Commerce and
Industry (PCCI) for the Mindanao area. Among participants expected to attend
are senior business leaders, members of chambers of commerce, government
policymakers, investors and foreign trading partners.
Participants have the chance to network and
exchange ideas on enhancing the business climate and strengthening
competitiveness, in addition to marketing products, services and investment
destinations.
Since 1991, the MinBizCon was hosted by local
chambers of commerce from across Mindanao. Among past hosts of this annual
event are local chambers of commerce and industry of Davao, Cagayan de Oro,
Iligan, Surigao, Butuan, Cotabato, Dipolog, Koronadal, Zamboanga, General Santos
and Pagadian. (RER/PIA-Caraga)
Cebuano news: MalacaΓ±ang gipasabot ang
importansya sa pagsukit sa issuances of mining permits
By Susil D. Ragas
SURIGAO CITY, Hulyo 31 (PIA) -- Gipasabot sa
MalacaΓ±ang ang importansya sa pagsukit sa tanang mga mining permit applications
una tugtan ang mga kumpanya sa mina nga mosugod sa ilang mga mining operations
aron maseguro nga sila nakahimo pagsunod sa mga regulasyon nga gitakda sa
bag-ong mining policy ni Pangulong Benigno S. Aquino III.
Sa press briefing didto sa MalacaΓ±ang kagahapon
Lunes, si Presidential Spokesperson Edwin Lacierda miingon nga ang bag-ong
mining policy, nga gilatag sa Executive Order No. 79, motugot pagsulod sa
dugang mga mining investments apan sa saktong paagi lamang ug asa ug unsa
kadaghan sa atong mga resources ang makuha.
“The administration recognizes any investment
and therefore it behooves the administration to study these issues properly,
especially in the light of the new EO and the light of investments in mining,”
matud ni Lacierda.
Sa iyang bahin si Executive Secretary Paquito N.
Ochoa Jr. miingon nga ang bag-ong direktiba nga gipirmahan sa Pangulo niadtong
Hulyo 6, naglantaw sa paghiusa sa mga mining policies ug mga regulasyon dinhi
sa nasod ug himoon nga transparent ug accountable ang industriya sa mina.
Giila sa direktiba ni Pangulong Aquino ang mga
lugar nga dili pwede sa mining applications- bisan pa kung kini alang sa
contracts, concessions o agreements- lakip na ang mga erya nga nahisakop sa
National Tourism Development Plan, critical nga mga erya ug island eco-systems,
prime agricultural lands nga nahilakip sa RA 6657, strategic agriculture ug
fisheries development zones ug fish refuge ug mga sanctuaries nga deklarado sa
Department of Agriculture.
Dili tugtan ang pagmina sa mga erya nga naila
ubos sa kasamtangan balaod sa pagmina, sa agrarian ug protected nga mga erya,
lakip usab kadtong mga lugar nga giila sa Department of Environment and Natural
Resources (DENR).
Ang mga mining contracts, concessions ug
agreements nga aprubado na una ang issuance sa bag-ong direktiba magpabilin
gihapon apan kinahanglang ang maong mga kumpanya mosunod sa maong mga
balaodnon, rules ug regulasyon, ug sa mga terms ug mga conditions sa maong
pagtugot. (RER/SDR/PIA-Surigao del Norte)
