City mayor supports S&T for responsible
mining in Mindanao
By Danilo S. Makiling
BUTUAN CITY, Sept 15 (PIA) -- The city mayor
here has expressed support to science and technology (S&T) for responsible
mining in Mindanao, which was formally launched Thursday through the
initiatives of state universities and colleges (SUCs) in Mindanao.
Speaking before the participants from the public
and private sectors, Mayor Ferdinand Amante, Jr emphasized that the key to a
sustainable environment should come from each individual.
“This administration has been battling for a
sustainable environment in order to protect our surroundings and the great
number of people in the low-lying areas who are effected with flood caused by
illegal mining in the uplands,” Amante said.
Amante also said that the government is
continuously finding ways for alternative livelihoods for the people who are
involved in illegal mining activities.
“As we continue to implement the anti-illegal
mining laws, we also continue to find ways to give the people who are involved
in illegal mining alternative livelihoods,” Amante said.
The launching of S&T program for responsible
mining in Mindanao convened different line agencies of the government,
non-government organization, local government units and leaders of SUCs who
also participated in the open forum. (RER/DSM/PIA-Caraga)
Butuan City gov’t launches CCTV surveillance
system
By Maria Luisa Dianah Z. Generalao
BUTUAN CITY, Sept 15 (PIA) -- The mayor here has
led the launching of Butuan CCTV Surveillance System at the Butuan City Police
Office (BCPO) to advance the area's security measures to better maintain peace
and order.
Mayor Ferdinand M. Amante, Jr emphasized the
necessity of having modernized and efficient surveillance cameras installed in
the different major streets in the city, as these will speed up crime
investigations.
These CCTV cameras will be mounted in high–risk
areas all over the city, with every movement closely monitored inside the BCPO
control room for prompt response in crime situations.
The eight initially installed CCTV cameras have
auto-tracking, panning and tilting capacities, as well as a zooming capability
of up to 250 meters. Additional features include night vision, all are weather
resistance, and up to two months' worth of recording memory.
Joining Amante in the control room blessing and
equipment ceremonial switch–on were BCPO officer-in-charge PSSupt Nerio Bermudo
and the men and women of the PNP-BCPO. (CMO-PIO/NCLM/PIA-Caraga)
Cebuano news: Malacanang naglaom nga i-respeto
sa uban nga mga nasod nga miangkon sa South China Sea ang Administrative Order
No. 29 ni Pangulong Aquino o gitawag nga 'naming the West Philippine Sea of the
Republic of the Phl
Ni Susil D. Ragas
SURIGAO CITY, Set 15 (PIA) -- Ang MalacaΓ±ang
miingon nga dili angay tan-awon sa uban nga nag-angkon nga mga nasod sa
giawayan nga West Philippine Sea nga hulga ang administrative order nga
gipirmahan ni Pangulong Benigno S. Aquino III tungod kay ang Pilipinas walay
man nag-angkon sa kinatibuk-ang teritoryo.
Sayo karong bulana, gipirmahan ni Pangulong
Aquino ang Administrative Order No. 29 nga dunay titulo nga “Naming the West
Philppine Sea of the Republic of the Philippines, and for other purposes.”
Ang maong kamandoan mihinganlan sa South China
Sea waters nga nahisulod sa exclusive economic zone (EEZ) sa nasod isip West
Philipine Sea.
Gikontra sa Taiwan ang maong lakang, ug matud sa
mga tigpaniid basin ang uban nga mga nag-angkon tan-awon usab kini nga usa ka
antipatikong lakang sa Pilipinas.
“They shouldn’t be,” sulti ni Presidential
Spokesperson Edwin Lacierda sa regular press conference didto sa MalacaΓ±ang
kagahapon sa dihang gipanguta sa mga reporters mahitungod sa posibleng mga
implikasyon sa maong bag-ong kamandoanon.
“The terming of the West Philippine Sea covers
those parts of the exclusive economic zone. I am certain that those who are
signatories of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea would
recognize that the portions only covered by the EEZ were called the West
Philippine Sea. We are not claiming the entire South China Sea as the West
Philippine Sea. That was made very, very clear yesterday and also in the AO
itself.”
Ang laing mga nag-angkong mga nasod dili angay
mahadlok, matud ni Lacierda, tungod kay ang Pilipinas nanalipod lamang sa
katungod niini sa exclusive economic zone nga gihatag ubos sa United Nations
Convention on the Law of the Sea o UNCLOS.
Matud pa ni Lacierda nga ang laing nag-angkon
nga mga nasod sama sa Vietnam mingalan sa ubang parte sa South China Sea isip
East Sea.
Sa dihang gipangutana sa mga repoprters unsay
nakapa-aghat sa gobyerno nga mopagawas sa maong AO, si Lacierda miingon nga
tungod kay ang termino nga West Philippine Sea maoy kanunay gamiton sa mga
pagtuki didto sa Kabinete ug foreign affairs, nalantaw sa MalacaΓ±ang nga
kinahanglan kini mamahimong pormal pinaagi sa AO.
Matud pa usab sa opisyales sa Palsyo nga ang
MalacaΓ±ang nagtoo nga ang pag-usab sa ngalan sa South China Sea wala na
magkinahanglan og legislative action ug igo na ang AO aron tawgon nga West
Philippinen Sea ang parte sa exclusive economic zone sa Pilipinas.
Ang parte o kinatibuk-ang South China Sea ang
kasamtangang giangkon sa pipila ka mga nasod sama sa Pilipinas, China, Taiwan,
Vietnam ug uban pang mga miyembrong nasod sa ASEAN. Ang maong lugar maoy
pinakadakong sea lane alang sa international trade and commerce ug gituohan nga
abunda sa tinubdan sa mineral ug oil. (RER/FEA/SDR/PIA-Surigao del Norte)
