All systems go for 28th Bonok-Bonok Maradjaw
Karadjaw Festival
By Fryan E. Abkilan
SURIGAO CITY, Sep. 5 (PIA) -- It’s all systems
go for the region’s most colorful event, the Bonok-Bonok Maradjaw Karadjaw
Festival here on Sunday, September 9, Senior Tourism Operations Officer Roselyn
Armida Merlin said today.
Now on its 28 years, Merlin said all are now
ready, including the traffic, police and military personnel who are tasked to
secure a peaceful and orderly event.
Merlin said 13 contingents from the different
city barangays and schools and municipalities of the province have already
confirmed their participation.
Among those who confirmed for the Free
Interpretation Category include the Tribu Lumad Maglalawod ug Mag-uuma from
Barangay Buenavista, Panginabuhian Festival in Tagana-an of the municipality of
Tagan-an, W.D. Rafols Memorial National High School in partnership with
Barangay Council of Poctoy and the municipality of Mainit.
For the Bonok-Bonok Based Category, confirmed
participants are Simbada Festival of Barangay Libuac, Capalayan National High
School of Barangay Capalayan, Barangay Mat-i, Cantiasay National High School of
Barangay Cantiasay, Barangay Nonoc, Barangay Washington, Barangay San Juan, and
RC Ouano Memorial Elementary School of Barangay Cagniog.
St. Paul University Surigao will join as
non-competing contingent.
She also said that there will be minor changes
during the opening ceremony of the festival.
“As agreed during the Surigao City Tourism
Council meeting, Mamanwa dance ritual will now be done at the Provincial Sports
Complex not during the opening salvo,” Merlin said.
This year’s festivity will start with a
celebration of a holy mass at the City Cathedral at 1pm, she said.
Merlin also said that there are added interests
prior to the festival day, which will definitely add excitement to every
Surigaonons, as well as to the visitors coming from the various parts of the
country like the holding of Bonok-Bonok Festival Queen on September 8 at the
Bonok-Bonok Maradjaw Karadjaw 2012 Photo Contest.
“Last Sunday, September 2, we have just launched
the Battle of the Bands in partnership with other private companies and other
nightly affairs at Gaisano Capital Surigao car park,” she added.
The 28th Bonok-Bonok Maradjaw Karadjaw Festival
on September 9 is a festival of thanksgiving and invocation to the Almighty
through the intercession of the city's patron saint SeΓ±or San Nicolas de
Tolentino for the bountiful blessings of peace and good health.
(FEA/PIA-Surigao del Norte)
DOH spearheads Generics Month celebration
By Jennifer P. Gaitano
BUTUAN CITY, Sept. 5 (PIA) -- The Department of
Health (DOH) Caraga is spearheading this year’s 24th Anniversary of the
Generics Law and Generics Month celebration this September.
This year’s celebration is anchored on the
theme: “Generics Na Dekalidad, Para sa Kalusugan ng Komunidad.”
In a press statement, DOH Caraga Regional
Director Dr. Ariel Valencia said that this year’s celebration is aimed to
emphasize achieving better health outcomes and improving quality of lives
through continuing promotion of quality generic medicines and rational use
among consumers.
“We are enjoining everyone in this advocacy campaign
to disseminate rational use of quality, safe and low-cost generic medicines to
the public and other stakeholders, such as physicians and pharmacists,” said
Valencia.
This campaign also aims to convince health
workers especially doctors to prescribe generic medicines.
DOH hoped for the public’s support and
cooperation to use generic medicines and contribute to the reduction of
out-of-pocket payments for health care toward Kalusugan Pangkalahatan
(Universal Health Care). (JPG/PIA-Caraga)
DepEd to host celebration of Literacy Week 2012
By Danilo S. Makiling
BUTUAN CITY, Sept. 5 (PIA) -- The Department of
Education (DepEd) will host the celebration of the annual Literacy Week slated
every September 2-8 as stipulated in the Presidential Proclamation No. 239.
DepEd in a statement said that the priority
agenda of the United Nations Literacy Decade (UNLD) for 2011-2012 is Literacy
and Peace.
In line with this priority agenda of the UNLD,
the National Literacy Conference will anchor to the theme, “Literacy for life
and a Sustainable Future: Learning Together for the 21st Century.
The DepEd will also hold the 2012 National
Literacy Conference and Awards on September 17-21, 2012 through the Literacy
Coordinating Council (LCC) in cooperation with the government organization
(GOs), local government units (LGUs), private organization (POs), and
non-government organization (NGOs).
The conference and awards aims to share good
practice in universalization of literacy programs and in reaching out to the unreached
and marginalized members of the community.
It also aims to discuss innovations and
practices in promoting literacy for sustainable development; promote peace
concepts and good models of conflict-resolution, disaster management and
climate change; and recognize the best practices for implementing literacy
programs or projects that alleviate poverty, provide livelihood, address
welfare needs, promote freedom and make education facilities accessible.
Expected participants of the conference are bureau
and regional directors, regional chiefs, regional supervisors of ALS, formal
school, schools division, city superintendents, division supervisor of ALS,
district supervisors and principals/head teachers of elementary and secondary
public and private schools, ALS coordinators and mobile teachers from 5th and
6th class municipalities/district and provinces. (NCLM/PIA-Caraga)
Tagalog news: 6 unibersidad at kolehiyo sa
rehiyong Caraga nakatanggap ng blood pressure monitors
Ni Danilo S. Makiling
BUTUAN CITY, Setyembre 5 (PIA) -- Kamailan ay
nagbigay ang bansang Japan ng Blood Pressure Monitors (Terumo Digital
Sphygmomanometer P3000) sa bansa bilang tanda ng pagkakaibigan ng dalawang
bansa sa pangunguna ng Department of Trade and Industry (DTI)-Caraga.
Ang Blood Pressure Monitors ay ibinahagi sa
piling unibersidad at kolehiyo sa loob ng rehiyong Caraga basin narin sa
kriterya na inihanda ng Terumo Corporation.
Ang mga paaralan na nakatanggap ay ang Caraga
State University, CSU-Cabadbaran, Agusan del Sur State College of Science &
Technology, Philippine Normal University, Surigao del Sur State University at
Surigao State College of Technology, kung saan ay nabigyan ng tigdadalawang
monitors.
Ayon naman sa Teruma corporation, sila ay
naniniwalang mapapaunlad ang healthcare facilities sa komunidad at magiging
malaking bersiyon ng pagiging progresibo sa tulong ng mga donasyon na ibinigay
nila sa mga paaralan.
Ang pagbibigay ng donasyon sa pamahalaan ay
kaalinsabay ng pagbisita ni Pangulong Benigno S. Aquino III sa bansang Japan
noong nakaraang taon subali't ito ay kamakailan lang natanngap ng mga
benepisaryo. (NLCM/PIA-Caraga)
Cebuano news: House committee giaprobahan ang
P2.7-B OP budget alang sa 2013
Ni Susil D. Ragas
SURIGAO CITY, Sept. 5 (PIA) – Aprubado na sa
House Committtee on Appropriations kagahapon ang P2.7 bilyon nga spending plan
ni Pangulong Benigno S. Aquino III alang sa Office of the President (OP) alang
sa tuig 2013.
Gipresentar ni Executive Secretary Paquito N.
Ochoa Jr. ang proposed budget sa OP ngadto sa House Committee on Appropriations
ug dayon giaprobahan kini sa mga miyembro sa komitiba pinaagi sa
inter-parliamentary courtesy.
Tungod niini gipasalamatan ni Ochoa ang mga
miyembro sa House Appropriations Committee for “extending this courtesy and immediately
approving the OP budget”, matud pa niya.
Ang 2013 nga budget sa OP mitaas og 4.26
porsyento kaysa appropriation karong tuiga nga P2.7 bilyon, dakong parte sa
maong pagtaas mahiadto sa pondo sa gikinahanglang salary adjustments ubos sa
ika upat nga bahin sa Salary Standardization Law (SSL), lakip usab ang dagkong
mga pagrepair, rehabilitation ug improvements sa mga nagkalain-laing mga
buildings ug pasilidad sulod sa MalacaΓ±ang Complex.
Ang P111-milyon nga pagtaas sa proposed spending
package sa OP alang sa sunod tuig ang mahiadto sa Personal Services (PS), nga
moabot sa P39 milyon ngadto P552.9 milyon ug Capital Outlays (CO), nga gikan sa
P150.6 milyon ngadto sa P300.4 milyon.
Gitapyasan sa OP ang alokasyon sa Maintenance
ang Other Operating Expenses (MOE) og P77 milyon ngadto sa P1.88 bilyon, gikan
sa kasamtangan nga P1.96 bilyon.
Ang appropriation alang sa Capital Outlays ubos
sa proposed budget measure sa OP ang gipataasan aron pondohan ang mga
improvements sa nagkalain-laing mga buildings ug mga pasilidad sulod sa
MalacaΓ±ang Complex, tungod kay pipila niini ang sobra na sa usa ka gatos
katuig. Mga presidential residences gawas sa MalacaΓ±ang Complex ang mopailawom
usab sa mga pagrepair sama sa, Mansion House sa Baguio City; MalacaΓ±ang Park sa
Nagtahan, Maynila; ug ang MalacaΓ±ang sa Sugbu sa Cebu City.
Ang budget sa OP matud pa ni Executive Secretary
Ochoa “guided by the principles of fiscal discipline, principles the OP applies
by defining specific objectives and priorities in terms of projects and
activities, efficiency by observing the best value for money in the allocation
and use of resources, and transparency and accountability by assigning delivery
units as cost centers.” (PIA-Surigao del Norte)
