NSO-Caraga briefs Agusan Norte peace & order
council on RSBSA
By Robert E. Roperos
BUTUAN CITY, Sept. 6 (PIA) -- The regional
office of the National Statistics Office (NSO) here in Caraga Region has
briefed members of the Provincial Peace and Order Council (PPOC) in Agusan del
Norte on the Registry System for Basic Sectors in Agriculture (RSBSA).
The briefing was held during the regular meeting
held at the Provincial Economic Enterprise Development and Management Office
(PEEDMO) at the capitol compound.
Reynelo Magno, NSO-Caraga Statistical Division
Chief said the RSBSA is a registration procedure which aims to list or register
all farmers, farm laborers, and fishermen nationwide and gather some basic
information about them, their household, farm and farming and/or fishing
activities.
As an output, Magno said the RSBSA is an
electronic compilation of the basic information on farmers, farm laborers, and
fishermen, including their farming and/or fishing activities.
The NSO official further said the system was
designed to generate a database that contains information about farmers, farm
laborers, and fishermen, such as their names, their basic demographic and
socioeconomic profile, and other information that relate to the household where
they belong.
“The characteristics of the farm plus wide range
of information are likewise asked and recorded in the registration forms. This
database shall be used to provide basic data for national and/or subnational
development planning on the country’s agriculture and fishery sectors,” Magno
said.
Furthermore, Magno said for purposes of the
RSBSA, the basic sectors in agriculture refer only to crop and animal
production, aquaculture, and fishing. Activities related to hunting, forestry,
and logging are not considered as basic sectors in the RSBSA.
The RSBSA was realized to address the need for a
comprehensive and systematic information system about the basic sectors in
agriculture, the Cabinet Cluster on Good Governance and Anti-Corruption Cluster
(GGAC) chaired by President Benigno S. Aquino III has included the database or
registry of farmers, farm laborers, and fishermen in its list of key programs
for the Digitization and Information Technology in government sub-cluster.
It is also an offshoot of the government’s
effort to promote transparency, accountability, participatory governance, and
strengthening of public relations. (RER/PIA-Caraga)
Regl Peace & Order Council leads oversight
committee on drug-related problems
By Jennifer P. Gaitano
BUTUAN CITY, Sept. 6 (PIA) -- The Caraga
Regional Peace and Order Council (RPOC) has accepted and approved the
endorsement of the Regional Development Council (RDC) to allow RPOC lead the
Oversight Committee on drug-related issues and concerns in the region.
This was announced during its meeting held
recently at the Dotties Place Hotel, this city.
Based on the Resolution No. 17, series 2012
endorsed by the RDC, it was stated that Caraga region has a barangay affection
level of 20.5 percent, which means that out of the total 1,313 barangays, 269
barangays are affected with drug addiction problem.
Butuan City Mayor Ferdinand Amante Jr., RPOC
chair relayed that there is a need for the region to create an oversight
committee to coordinate and synchronize all government efforts to monitor and
address the alarming situation, including, but not limited to, reactivation of
the Anti-Drug Abuse Council in the local government units.
“Through convergence efforts, we could solve all
this drug-related issues and concerns in our region. We will do our very best
to address this matter,” Amante said
It can be recalled that during the RDC-Social
Development Committee Meeting held on May 14, 2012, the committee endorsed the
RPOC to serve as the oversight committee on drug-related problems in the
region, which the RDC also affirmed that the choice of the RPOC to lead the
oversight committee is strategic considering the membership of the council.
Meanwhile, Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency
(PDEA) Caraga Regional Dir. Joel Plaza expressed his support to said resolution
and recommended to RPOC that the Barangay Anti-Drug Abuse Councils in all the
barangays must also be actively operational to really address the drug problem
in the society. (JPG/PIA-Caraga)
New PRC-AdS Board of Directors sworn into office
By David M. Suyao
PATIN-AY, Prosperidad, Agusan del Sur, Sept. 6
(PIA) -- The Board of Directors (BOD) of the Philippine Red Cross Agusan del
Sur (PRC-AdS) for 2012-2014 took their oath of office before Agusan del Sur
Gov. Adolph Edward Plaza in simple ceremonies last September 4.
“I am very glad to see you, our partners and
volunteers that will compose the Board of Directors of the PRC-AdS, while
feeling the responsibilities that we will share in the service of the
Agusanons, especially during disaster. I am therefore very proud to read with
you, your Oath of Office, because I know that after taking your oath, you will
formulate new plans and programs for even better operations of the PRC-AdS that
will be of great help to our people,” Gov. Plaza said.
Gov. Plaza also asked the BOD of the possible
reasons why the municipality of San Francisco are immediately flooded during
the occurrence of rain because according to him, the best that the government
and the Red Cross can do is to control the flooding in low-laying areas in the
entire province, aside from being the first to help the victims during
calamities.
“I have already ordered the Provincial
Engineering Office to survey the flow of waters coming from the mountains
surrounding the municipality of San Francisco because I believe that there are
choke points along the rivers going to Agusan Marsh. And if we found out that
there are choke points along the rivers, we will clear them or even dredge the
choke portion so that flood waters will freely and naturally flow down to
Agusan Marsh as the water catchment, and hopefully, flooding will be
eliminated,” Gov. Plaza said.
According to BOD Chairman Rev. Solomon Bilaoen,
the new set of the BOD will convene to formulate new plans and fully implement
the existing plans so that sourcing of funds to cope up with the target for the
current year will be implemented. (DMS/PIA-Agusan del Sur)
Cebuano news: 2 ka Pulis sa Surigao ug lain pang
uban gipasidunggan ug gipasalamatan ni Gov. Sol Matugas
Ni Mary Jul E. Escalante
SURIGAO CITY, Sept. 6 (PIA) -- Gipasidunggan ug
gipasalamatan ni Governor Sol Matugas ang duha ka mga Pulis ug uban pang mga
empleyado atol sa Monday Morning Sharing niadtong Lunes, Septembre 3, 2012
didto sa Provincial Convention Center, ning maong syudad.
Ang duha ka mga pulis nga gipasidunggan ug
gipasalamatan ni Governor Matugas mao sila PO2 Ronnie Goles ug PO2 Jerson
Guindulman ug mga empleyado nga sila Sylvia Tesiorna, Mario Tokong, Rey Parada,
Rey Aquiniones, Roger Escobal, Constantino Carbonilla, Walter Andit ug
Policarpio Espanto.
Sila gipasidunggan ug gipasalamatan pinaagi sa
paghatag kanila ug certificate of commendations ug cash incentives. Si PO2
Goles ug PO2 Guindulman nakadawat usab og medalya ug promotion gikan sa
Philippine National Police.
Matud pa, ang maong duha ka mga pulis ug mga
empleyado maoy nahimong instrumento aron maprotektahan ang kinabuhi sa
Gobernador atol sa insidente sa planong pagpatay kaniya niadtong buntag sa
Agosto 13, 2012 human sa flag raising ceremony didto sa kapitolyo.
Sa mensahe sa gobernador, iyang gipasalamatan
ang maong duha ka mga pulis ug mga empleyado sa paghatag proteksyon kaniya, ug
siya mipasalig sa iyang padayon nga pagserbisyo sa katawhang Surigaonon. (PGO-PIC/PIA-Surigao
del Norte)
Cebuano news: Gov. Matugas gipangulohan ang
inagurasyon sa Women’s Training Center ug Education Caravan sa San Francisco
Ni Mary Jul E. Escalante
SURIGAO CITY, Sept. 6 (PIA) -- Malampuson nga
gipahigayon bag-ohay pa lamang ang inagurasyon ug education caravan didto sa
lungsod sa San Francisco sa probinsya sa Surigao del Norte.
Ang maong inagurasyon sa Women’s Training Center
ug Education Caravan gipangulohan ni Surigao del Norte Governor Sol Matugas
inubanan nila Vice Governor Arturo Carlos Egay Jr., Board member Mamerto
Galanida, BM Cesar Bagundol, BM Simeon Castrence, DOLE Regional Director Ofelia
Domingo, Surigao Norte Schools Division Superintendent Evelyn Fetalvero ug mga
opisyales sa San Francisco.
Pagkahuman sa ribbon cutting, personal na
gipang-apod-apod ni Governor Matugas ang mga school bags, school supplies ug
health kits ngadto sa mga kabataan sa day care, kinder ug grade one gikan sa
11ka mga Distritong eskuylahan sa San Francisco.
Atol sa maong kalihukan gipahigayon usab ang
pagpang-apod-apod sa plastic trash containers sa 11 ka mga barangay nga gidawat
sa mga kapitanes uban ang mga school heads sa matag eskwelahan. (PGO-PIC/PIA-Surigao
del Norte)
