Taguibo River as water quality management area
proposed
By Eldie N. David
BUTUAN CITY, Oct. 20 (PIA) -- The Sangguniang
members approved SP Resolution recommending to the Secretary of the Department
of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) through the Environmental
Management Bureau Region 13 (EMB-13) the designation of Taguibo River as Water
Quality Management Area.
This is pursuant to Republic Act 9275, otherwise
known as The Philippine Clean Water Act of 2004.
Taguibo River is a potable source of water
supply in the city of Butuan. As stated in the resolution, the present
condition of the Taguibo River and its tributaries requires serious protection
and management actions by the local government and several stakeholders located
within the watershed so as to ensure the river system’s sustainability and
generate maximum benefits and welfare for the citizenry, the community, and
other industries.
After several meetings and consultations and
with the acknowledgment of recognizing and considering the importance of the
Taguibo River and its latent contributions to social and economic development
and interests of its citizens and the community as a whole, the city government
of Butuan created and operationalized a Local Water Quality Task Force to
achieve sustainable development.
The SP unanimously approved the said resolution
in its aim of protecting and preserving the Taguibo Watershed. The protection
of the Taguibo Watershed is one of the advocacies of Fortun even before he
became a public servant. Recently, Fortun authored the Watershed Code of Butuan
City which also aims to protect not only the Taguibo Watershed but also the
other watersheds in the city. (NCLM/BC-VMO/PIA-Caraga)
PRO 13 gears up to elevate its performance
By PO3 Zena Menioria Panaligan
BUTUAN CITY, Oct. 20 (PIA) -- Police Regional
Office (PRO) 13 has launched a seminar on Integrated Transformation
Program-Performance Governance System here to improve its performance in the
delivery of police services.
The first phase of the seminar was held at the
Multi-Purpose Hall of 13th Regional Public Safety Battalion. PSupt Susan Jalla,
chief of Regional Crime Laboratory 13 and secretariat of Performance Governance
System, discussed the importance of the PNP individual scorecard.
Scorecards are tools used to measure the
effectiveness and efficiency of the personnel’s job description based on the
current thrusts, plans and programs of the PNP, including budgetary
requirements that hold every officer accountable for his/her performance.
Jalla also said that in order to resolve
organizational dysfunctions, all PNP personnel should know and understand their
work. She also presented sample of scorecards as basis for making an individual
scorecard of personnel assigned at Police Regional Office 13.
“Police officers are encouraged to support the
worthwhile advocacy of the Chief PNP as the latter has been giving emphasis on
the integrated transformation program,” Jalla said.
On October 23, another set of working force from
PRO 13 will participate in the second phase of the seminar. (RER/NCLM/PNP-13/PIA-Caraga)
DILG-13 Capacitates SALINTUBIG Recipients in
Caraga
By Florian Faith Jr. P. Bayawa
BUTUAN CITY, Oct. 20 (PIA) -- Recipients of the
Sagana at Ligtas na Tubig Para sa Lahat (Salintubig) Program of the Department
of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Region 13 were trained on program
planning, procurement, fund management and construction supervision on October
15-18 at Pietros Square, Butuan City.
The training was intended to enhance the
capacities of local government units (LGUs) in the stages of planning,
implementation, operation and fund management for the
construction/expansion/upgrading of water supply facilities in their areas
under the Salintubig Program in a sustainable manner. The participants to the
training were municipal engineers, municipal planning and development
coordinators, municipal accountants and the DILG municipal local government
operations officers.
In Caraga, there are nine recipients of the
Salintubig program, of which six were identified as waterless municipalities
and three were identified as waterless barangays. The municipalities of
Esperanza, Bunawan, Talacogon, Trento and Veruela of the Province of Agusan del
Sur and the municipality of Magallanes of the Province of Agusan del Norte were
identified as waterless municipalities. For waterless barangays, Brgy.
Esperanza was identified for the municipality of Loreto, Dinagat Islands;
Brgys. Bugsukan and Buntalon for the municipality of Cantilan, Surigao del Sur;
and Brgys. San Roque, Roxas and Sta. Cruz for the municipality of Tubajon,
Dinagat Islands.
A total of P29.5 million is allotted for the
Salintubig recipients in Caraga.
The release of funds will be facilitated by the
DILG regional office and provided to the LGUs in two tranches. The first
tranche, which is the first 50 percent of the total amount of the project, will
be released to the recipient LGUs upon compliance of the requirements such as:
approved project proposal, confirmed water source, signed memorandum of
agreement between DILG regional director and LGU municipality, Executive Order
for the creation of water and sanitation councils, a newly opened trust account
and the LGU must be a recipient of the Seal of Good Housekeeping.
The remaining 50 percent of the total project
cost, the second tranche, will be released upon completion of the following:
approved detailed engineering design, signed contract with the contractor,
completion of water source development certified by the municipal engineer and
validated by the regional office, audit inspection report of the Technical
Services Division of the Commission on Audit (COA) and a liquidation report of
the first tranche.
During the training-workshop, Marivic D. Nocum,
the assistant project officer of the Office of Project Development Services –
Water Supply and Sanitation Unit discussed the process flow of the Salintubig
Program and the status of subprojects in Caraga.
On the other hand, atty. Anthony P. Vitor of
DILG provided inputs on the procurement process with a workshop on eligibility
checking, shortlisting of consultants and bid evaluation.
Meanwhile, the financial management, accounting
entries and COA requirements were presented by financial specialists Marites
Delfin and Estela R. BasaΓ±es. Finally, the guidelines on construction
supervision for water source development and pipeline installation were
presented by engr. Renato J. Anyog. (RER/NCLM/DILG-13/PIA-Caraga)
