Gov't troops planted 200 trees on their 38
founding anniv
By Nida Grace B. Tranquilan
TANDAG CITY, Surigao del Sur, August 7 (PIA) --
The Valorian troops of 36th Infantry Battalion (36IB), Philippine Army under
the command of LTC Joseph Norwin Pasamonte spearheaded the “Tree Growing”
activity in celebration of their 38th Founding Anniversary.
Capt. Rowel Caacbay, Civil Military Operation
Officer said the activity held at the newly created Ecopark located in Barangay
San Jose, Tandag City, successfully planted a total of 200 assorted fruit
bearing trees in coordination with the Philippine National Police, Office of
the Provincial Agriculture (OPAg), Tandag Inter Fraternity and Sorority
Association (TIFSA) and the barangay Council of Dayo-an, Tago.
The activity is in support to the National
Greening Program of the Aquino administration aimed to plant 1.5 billion trees
by 2016.
Meanwhile, Caacbay also said that prior to their
38th founding anniversary activities, the troops conducted mass feeding and
free haircut services to Tabon-tabon Elementary School and Dayo-an Elementary
School as well as to the local residents. A total of 368 elementary pupils and
some civilian residents in the area availed the free hair cut services.
Also, in time of the celebration, 247 soldiers
and their dependents received a certification from TESDA for completing their
trainings on the following short courses: Meat processing; Defensive Driving;
Coconut by products; Automotive Servicing and Personal Computer operations.
(RER/NGBT/PIA-Surigao del Sur)
Eligibilities of the May 27, 2012 CSC Carga CSE
passers conferred
BUTUAN CITY, Aug. 7 (PIA) -- The passers of
Career Service Examination Paper and Pencil Test (CSE-PPT) held on May 27, 2012
here in Caraga attended the Conferment of Eligibilities to successful passers
on Monday, August 6, 2012 at the CSC Caraga HRDC Center, Doongan Road, Butuan
City.
162 passers were conferred for the CSE-PPT
Professional eligibility and 19 passers for the Sub-Professional.
The Examination Services Division (ESD)
spearheaded the conferment program, which included an orientation on the
different eligibilities under special laws. (RER/NLM/CSC/PIA-Caraga)
Hospital in Agusan del Sur receives new donated
medical facilities
By Icey Mercado
AGUSAN DEL SUR, Aug. 7 (PIA) -- The D. O. Plaza
Memorial Hospital (DOPMH) received some 438,000 U.S. dollars worth of medical
facilities and supplies yesterday, August 6, 2012, from a foreign donor to
augment the existing facilities of the hospital while the expansion is going
on.
The medical facilities that include three X-ray
machines, 20 hospital beds and medical supplies were donated by the World
Medical Relief through the intervention of Agusan del Sur Governor Adolph
Edward Plaza.
Provincial Health Officer and Head of the DOPMH,
Dr. Joel Esparagoza said the provincial hospital has only 100 beds capacity but
admittance of patients reach up to 160, the reason why DOPMH is presently
expanding its building with around 50 beds capacity.
“Every now and then, patients from all over the
province and other neighboring provinces reached up to 160 to 170, and we are
committed to extend medical services to them. And with that number of patients,
our facilities are very lacking and our governor know this situation. That is
the reason why he did his best so that we can acquire additional facilities to
augment the facilities we have at the DOPMH especially that the construction of
the hospital building is on-going. We really need additional equipments and
facilities,” Dr. Esparagoza said.
Dr. Joel Esparagoza said DOPMH is a certified
secondary hospital (100 beds capacity). Early last year, the construction of a
P75 million extension started with 50 beds capacity, excluding the costs of its
modern medical facilities. This will address the increasing needs of the people
in Agusan del Sur and the neighboring provinces. With its present set up, DOPMH
is also serving patients from Surigao del Sur and Compostela Valley province.
(RER/DMS/Prov'l. Info. Office/PIA-Agusan del Sur)
Tagalog news: Administrasyong Aquino
determinadong palakasin ang pundasyon ng agrikultura sa bansa
Ni Danilo S. Makiling
BUTUAN CITY, Agosto 7 (PIA) -- Ang pamahalaan ay
determinadong palakasin ang pundasyon ng agricultura sa bansa ani Pangulong
Benigno S. Aquino III sa kanyang mensahe na inihatid ni Mindanao Development
Authority (MinDA) chair Sec. Luwalhati Antonino.
Ito ay sinabi ng Pangulo sa mensaheng binasa ni
Sec. Antonino sa pagtatapos ng 21st Mindanao Business Conference na ginanap
kamakailan sa isa sa mga lokal na hotel dito.
Ayon sa Pangulo, ang Mindanao ay pangunahing
pinagmumulan ng mga produktong pang-angrikultura at ang karagdagang
pagpapalawak ng produksyon ng agrikultura ay magiging daan upang tumaas at
maging dekalidad ang mga produkto, at mas competitive agri-business, mas
malawakang pinagmumulan ng agrikulturang produkto, at sa huli masisiguro natin ang
seguridad ng pagkain ng mga Pilipino.
“Kaugnay nito, kami ay determinadong palakasin
ang proteksyon na kinakailangan ng kalikasan at integridad ng lupain,” ani
Aquino.
Samantala, binigyang diin din ng Pangulo ang
Executive Order 79 na susuporta sa sustainable growth ng sektor ng pagmimina.
Aniya, ang kautusan ay naglalayong magtayo ng gabay at reporma na sumisiguro sa
proteksyon ng kalikasan, at nag-uutos sa responsableng pagmimina sa lahat ng
mining enterprises.
“Ang proseso na ating natamo ay maisasakatuparan
lang kung ang ating mamamayan at ang mga sumusunod na henerasyon ng Pilipino ay
aani sa mga benepisyo na ginawa natin ngayon,” ani Pangulong Aquino.
Dagdag din ng Pangulo na sa paglalagay ng
flagship program, aniya, ang pamahalaan ay pinagtitibay din ang kanilang
pangako: “on the straight and righteous path, and no one is left behind.”
Sa katotohanan nito, sinabi ni Pangulong Aquino
na ang pamahalaan ay patuloy na nililinis ang burukrasya upang mawala ang
kurapsyon at ang mga hindi makatotohanan sa pamahalaan at komunidad. Idinagdag
din ng Pangulo na ito ay nakamit sa pamamagitan ng pagsisikap ng pamahalaan sa
pagtatayo ng mga negosyo “upang masiguro ang social justice, security, at
market stability na maging negosyo.”
"Ang pagsisikap ninyo na gumawa ng lugar
para sa trade, commerce, at ang kaalaman na maging maunlad ay nagpapahiwatig sa
pananaw ng makatotohanang paglago ng ekonomiya at kaunlaran, hindi lang para sa
business players at enterprises, kundi pati na ang pagkapantay-pantay ng mga
tao sa Mindanao,” ani Pangulong Aquino.
Dahil dito, ang chief executive ng bansa ay
nananawagan sa lahat ng partisipante, kahit ano man ang kanilang mga trabaho o
mga paniniwala, political affiliation at economic stance, religion o race na
tumayo at magkakapit-bisig kung saan sila ay hahakbang diretso sa tamang landas
patungong pantay na paglago.
“Tayong lahat ay nakikipagsapalaran sa Mindanao,
at sa Pilipinas na mas patas, payapa, at mas progresibo. Binubuksan na po namin
ang kawalan ng pag-asa na minsan ay humahati sa ating bansa. Ngayon, hinaharap
po natin ang araw ng oportunidad, ang kaayusan sa ipinangakong lugar,” ani
Pangulo.
Ang Mindanao Business Conference ay isang
oportunidad para sa mga ahensya na magsalita sa iisang boses sa pinaka importanteng
economic policy concerns kung saan itatampok ang aktibidad sa pormal na
presentasyon ng Mindanao Business Policy Agenda sa tanggapan ng Pangulo ng
Pilipinas.
Ito ay magsisilbi rin na official business
conference ng Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCI) para sa
Mindanao at isa sa pinakamalaking PCCI business conference na naaayon sa numero
ng mga partisipante, senior business leaders, miyembro ng chambers of commerce,
government policymakers, investors at foreign trading partners. (RER/DSM/PIA-Caraga)
Cebuano news: MalacaΓ±ang gipasabot ang
adbokasiya ni Pangulo Aquino alang sa responsible parenthood, ug supak siya sa
aborsyon
Ni Susil D. Ragas
SURIGAO CITY, Agosto 7 (PIA) -- Supak si
Pangulong Benigno S. Aquino III sa aborsyon sukwahi sa giingon sa mga grupo sa
anti-Reproductive Health (RH) bill nga siya walay pagkabili sa kinabuhi ug
dignidad sa matag isig katawo, matud sa opisyales sa Palasyo kagahapon Lunes.
"The President is against abortion. There
has been disinformation going around that the President is for
abortion,"matud ni Presidential Spokesperson Edwin Lacierda atol sa
regular press briefing didto sa MalacaΓ±ang kagahapon.
Gipasiugdahan sa Pangulo ang sugyot sa
responsible parenthood aron mahatagan ang katawhan sa saktong impormasyon
mahitungod sa family planning aron sila makadesisyon og maayo sa kadaghanon sa
ilang pamilya, matud ni Lacierda.
Dugang pa ni Lacierda nga gibutyag na sa Pangulo
ang iyang five-point position mahitungod sa responsible parenthood.
"President Aquino wants natural family
planning centers (to be) established just to allay the fears that the President
has taken a position one way.... It is again a decision on us, on the parents
to choose—number one, that you will be informed of the manner and method of
family planning and that we will provide you help along that way. In that
manner, the President has advocated the establishment of natural family
planning centers," matud pa niya.
"Para lang ipaalam sa publiko na wala pong
preference po ang Presidente one way or the other. It’s the fact that we need
to inform the public of an information campaign, as to the manner of family
planning," si Lacierda miingon.
Giseguro usab ni Lacierda ngadto sa publiko nga
ang gikonsiderar ni Pangulong Aquino ang mga kabalaka sa mga Katolikong Obispo
sa dihang iyang giduso ang balaodnon sa Responsible Parenthood Bill ngadto sa
Kongreso. (PIA-Surigao del Norte)
