112th Phl Civil Service anniv kicks off in
Butuan City
By Robert E. Roperos
BUTUAN CITY, Sept 11 (PIA) -- The 112th
Philippine Civil Service month-long anniversary has kicked off with a fun run.
Personnel of government agencies, state colleges and universities, and local
government units of the provinces of Agusan del Norte and Butuan City took part
in the activities.
As early as 4:30 a.m. on Friday, Sept. 7,
government entities led by the Philippine National Police (PNP) gathered at the
Agusan del Norte Provincial Capitol to start the opening of the month-long
celebration through an about three-kilometer fun run that ended at the city’s
sports complex in Brgy. Libertad.
In his message delivered by Board Member atty. Aquino
Gambe, Agusan del Norte Governor Erlpe John Amante extended his congratulations
to the Civil Service Commission (CSC)-Caraga on the celebration of the 112th
Philippine Civil Service this month.
Amante said for over a century and a decade, CSC
has served as an icon of quality public service, citing how state workers and
officials manned their respective workplaces. “This is of course made possible
because of the frontliners and decision-makers manning our different government
agencies,” Amante said.
The official lauded government employees who
continually show passion and commitment in dealing with public concerns.
“Indeed, you are heroes and worthy of commendation,” he said.
Amante further said that despite of the
seemingly routinary tasks state workers have performed, their role in the
development of the country is encompassing, adding that they remain to be
resilient amidst the trials of a public servant.
Amante said the state workers' participation in
the fun run manifests their commitment to abide with the programs of the CSC
and at the same time showcases the physical capability of government employees.
Amante also enjoined public servants to remain
steadfast in promoting and upholding the high standard in public service imbued
with utmost responsibility, integrity, competence, patriotism, and
self-emptying performance of public duties. “Continue to be heroes in your own
little but special way,” Amante said.
A simultaneous flag ceremony was conducted on
Monday morning in all government offices in the city as part of the month-long
celebration.
This year’s celebration anchored on the theme
“Kawani, Ikaw ay Isang Lingkod Bayani,” which underscores civil servants’
potentials to be heroes in their own right. Lingkod Bayani is a play on the
Filipino words lingkod bayan, public servant, and bayani, hero. (RER/PIA-Caraga)
Social Dev’t Committee approves creation of
special committee for IP concerns
By Jennifer P. Gaitano
BUTUAN CITY, Sept 11 (PIA) -- The Social
Development Committee (SDC) of the Regional Development Council (RDC) has
approved the creation of a special committee for Indigenous Peoples (IPs),
which will directly address their issues and concerns.
This was announced during its meeting held
recently at the Goat2geder Hotel, this city.
Elvie Ato of the National Economic Development
Authority (NEDA) Caraga said the creation is in support to Republic Act 8371,
known as the “Indigenous Peoples Rights Act (IPRA) of 1997,” which declares
that the state shall recognize and promote all the rights of Indigenous
Cultural Communities/IPs.
“The IPRA law specifies that the state shall
take measures, with the participation of the ICCs/IPs concerned, to protect
their rights and guarantee respect for their cultural integrity, and to ensure
that members of the ICCs/IPs benefit on an equal footing from the rights and
opportunities which national laws and regulations grant to other members of the
population. The state shall also institute and establish the necessary
mechanisms to enforce and guarantee the realization of these rights, taking
into consideration their customs, traditions, values, beliefs, their rights to
their ancestral domains,” said Ato.
It was also learned that Caraga region is home
to five major ethnic tribes, namely the Manobo, Higa-onon, Mamanwa, Banwaon and
Mandaya (Kamayo).
National Commission on Indigenous Peoples said
the following are the key challenges among IPs/ICCs in Caraga that may affect
investment and business endeavors among investors: 1) low income/economic
productivity; 2) commercial exploitation of natural resources; 3)
nonparticipation/nonconsent for development activities within the ancestral
domains; 4) low agricultural production; 5) poor delivery of basic services:
health, shelter, education, nutrition, etc.); 6) no access to communication and
transportation; 7) insurgency; 8) bio-piracy; 9) family displacements; and 10)
misrepresentation of IPs either by fellow IPs on non-IPs.
With these issues and concerns, the SDC saw the
need for the creation of a special committee on IP concerns and therefore
approved and endorsed it to RDC for confirmation.
Ato also said the committee will have the
following functions: 1) coordinate the integration of IP concerns and issues in
the short- and long-term development plans at the local and regional level; 2)
together with the RDC Sectoral Committees, review, prioritize and endorse to
the RDC Executive Committee and/or Full Council local development plans of the
local government units, regional line agencies, nongovernment organizations/private
organizations or associations and other development bodies and ensure that
issues and concerns of IPs are embodied in their respective plans; 3) initiate
project for development, fund sourcing and implementation of special projects
for the IPs; and 4) work for the adoption and operationalization of the Caraga
IP’s agenda. (RER/JPG/PIA-Caraga)
DA-RFU 13 address irrigators' worry
By Jahzeel C. Tubal
TANDAG CITY, Surigao del Sur, Sept 11 (PIA) --
“My plan is to rehab every system need of irrigators,” said Department of
Agriculture (DA) Regional Field Unit-13 Executive Director Dr. Edna M. Mabeza.
Speaking before the participants during the
recent General Assembly, Reorganization meeting and Irrigators Association
review and planning session of Surigao del Sur Irrigator’s Federation, Inc. at
Muyco’s Resort here, Mabeza discussed the problems of the farmers in the
province. Issues with regard to the price of harvested products, farm damage
and farm cultivation situation of Cantilan, Carrascal, Madrid, Carmen, and
Lanuza (Cancarmadcarlan) area were brought up.
Cancarmadcarlan has an estimated irrigated rice
area of 5,000 hectares. “DA Sec. Proseso Alcala is serious in the
implementation of agricultural programs of the government,” said Mabeza. She
said the secretary is also implementing the establishment of warehouse, starter
seeds and pre- and post-harvest facilities to help the farmers in their
production.
Problems on mining generated in the area were
also raised by the farmers. Mabeza said it is really a struggle in protecting
watersheds, but she encouraged concerned farmers to help together to pass a
resolution to the President to address the problem at Carak-an river affected
by mining, considering it is the primary source of water irrigation for farming
in the Cancarmadcarlan area.
Linkages to other concerned agencies will also
be made to answer these problems. “The government is always willing to listen
sincerely to the concern of the farmers,” Mabeza added. (RER/NGBT/PARO-SDS/PIA-Surigao
del Sur)
Canada assists Filipino children affected by
flood, conflict
MANILA, Sept. 11 (PIA) -- Emergency food
assistance donated by the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA),
through the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP), has boosted government-led
emergency relief efforts in flood-affected areas in Central Luzon and
conflict-affected areas in Central Mindanao.
“WFP is grateful to CIDA for its steadfast
commitment in responding to humanitarian needs in the Philippines when they
arise, which has enabled WFP to be an effective partner to the Philippine
Government,” said WFP Philippines Representative and Country Director Stephen
Anderson.
Plumpy’Doz, a nutritious ready-to-use
supplementary food product, is currently being distributed to flood- and
conflict-affected children aged six to 36 months. Beneficiary identification
and distribution is being done in close partnership with the Department of
Health and local governments.
“Canada has a long record of providing
assistance to those who are most in need," said Canadian Ambassador
Christopher Thornely.
He added that "Canada's long standing
partnership with the WFP has served to help many people around the world,
including with the delivery of rapid and effective humanitarian assistance in
the Philippines.”
In Central Mindanao, where tens of thousands of
people were displaced in August following a series of armed clashes, almost 2.7
metric tons of the nutritious ready-to-use supplementary food has been provided
to over 2,000 children, complementing the local and regional government’s
emergency relief assistance for the displaced.
For Central Luzon, in the wake of massive
flooding caused by the Southwest monsoon in early August, over 33 metric tons
of Plumpy’Doz have already been distributed to about 26,000 flood-affected
children from the National Capital Region, Region III, and Region IV-A. A total
of 60 tons, enough for more than 92,000 children for two weeks, will be
provided.
Specialized nutritious foods are an effective
form of relief assistance for young children, who are more vulnerable to
malnutrition, particularly in the early stages of a crisis when the quality and
quantity of food available is often inadequate.
The Canadian Government has been one of the top
donors to WFP globally, becoming the second largest donor to the organization
in 2011. In the Philippines, CIDA contributions have supported WFP nutrition
and livelihood support programmes in conflict-affected areas in Mindanao, as
well as emergency relief programs following Tropical Storm Sendong. (RER/DMS/World
Food Program/PIA-Agusan del Sur)
Cebuano News: APEC member-economies gidawat ang
tanyag sa Pilipinas aron pasiugdahan ang APEC Summit sa 2015
By Susil D. Ragas
SURIGAO CITY, Sep. 11 (PIA) –Gidawat sa mga
member-economies sa Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) ang tanyag sa
Pilipinas nga pasiugdahan ang APEC Summit sa tuig 2015.
Ang anunsyo sa Pilipinas nga maoy mopasiugda sa
APEC karong tuig 2015 nasulod na sa joint declaration nga gipagawas sa 21 ka
mga lideres sa APEC, lakip na si Pangulong Benigno S. Aquino III, human sa
pagtapos sa APEC Meeting inubanan sa temang “Integrate to Grow, Innovate to
Prosper” nga gipahigayon didto sa Far Eastern Federal University sa Russkiy
Island.
Ang nasod maoy mopasiugda sa APEC 2015 human sa
Indonesia ug China.
"We welcome the offer of the People’s
Republic of China, the Philippines and Peru to host APEC in 2014, 2015 and 2016
respectively," matud sa deklarasyon.
"We welcome the invitation from the
President of Indonesia to meet again in Bali in 2013," dugang niini.
Nalakip usab didto sa maong deklarasyon ang
pagtoo sa mga lideres sa APEC nga nahimo nila ang ilang angay nga himoon atol
sa maong APEC meeting aron matukod ang mas lig-on nga katilingban ug seguro nga
innovation-based growth “will contribute to our common goal of achieving
prosperity for APEC economies.”
Gisuportahan usab nila ang nagkataas nga
panagsinabtanay sa APEC Business Advisory Council nga maoy nakahatag
pagkamahinungdanon ngadto sa dakong pagtambayayungay tali sa public ug
pribadong mga sector.
"We remain fully committed to facilitate
the role of APEC’s business community and to provide more opportunities for its
participation in APEC’s work," matud sa mga lideres sa APEC.
Ila usab gisubli ang ilang saad paghatag og
effective economic ug technical cooperation activities nga nakadesenyo sa Osaka
Action Agenda ug tabangan ang mga miyembro sa APEC subay sa Manila Framework.
Ang mga lideres sa APEC mopadayon usab paghimo
sa gikinahanglan ug konkretong mga aksyon aron malikayan ang mga negatibong
epektibo ug paghimo og bag-ong mga kalamboan sa rehiyon. (PIA-Surigao del
Norte)
