Caraga execs, Rotary Club of Butuan turnover
check to Por Cristo Foundation
by Jennifer P. Gaitano
BUTUAN CITY, Nov. 20 (PIA) -- The Association of
Caraga Executives (ACE) and Rotary Club of Butuan turned a check worth P200,000
to Por Cristo Foundation (Home for the Abandoned Elderly) as beneficiary, held
Tuesday at the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Caraga Regional
Conference Room, this city.
DPWH-Caraga Regional Director Danilo Versola,
who sponsored the said turnover ceremony, commended the efforts of all the ACE
members as well as the Rotary Club of Butuan in their intention to help the
needy especially the abandoned children and elderly.
Atty. Francisco Pobe, ACE President and Regional
Director of the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) Caraga said he hopes that all
ACE members will continue to support, extend help and do volunteerism works to
the marginalized sector in the society.
Johnny Sychua, Rotary Club of Butuan president
and Regional Vice President of Philippine Health (PhilHealth) Insurance
Corporation Caraga said that they will continue to conduct of Golf Tournament
so its proceeds could help other socio-civic organizations in the city.
“We hoped to conduct the next Golf Tournament
next year before the national and local elections,” Sychua said.
Meanwhile, Mr. Lito Cabebe, a representative of
Por Cristo Foundation also expressed his thanks to all the ACE members and
Rotary Club of Butuan for choosing their foundation to benefit the proceeds
from the recently concluded 5th Golf Tournament held in Cagayan de Oro City.
"With your help, we will be able to improve
our facilities to address the special needs of our abandoned elderly,"
said Cabebe.
The ACE is an organization of heads of offices
from different government agencies in Caraga region which aims to further
professionalize the corps of CESOs and eligibles. ACE members not only provide
financial assistance through the members’ contributions to civic groups’
programs but also undertake outreach programs for the marginalized sector in
the society. (JPG/PIA-Caraga)
MinDA chair to keynote 1st Surigao Norte Bizcon
SURIGAO DEL NORTE, Nov. 20 (PIA) - The 1st
Surigao del Norte Business Conference will be held on November 22-23, 2012 at
the Provincial Convention Center, Surigao City with Mindanao Development
Authority (MinDA) Sec. Lualhati Antonino as keynote speaker. The theme of
conference is, “Responsive Governance, Green Enterprises and Productive People:
Onwards to a Bag-ong Surigao.”
The provincial government of Surigao del Norte
and the Surigao Chamber of Commerce and Industry enjoined workers and officials
of local governments, national agencies, provincial departments and business
establishments to join the two-day event.
Provincial Economic Enterprise Development and
Management Office chief Graciela Mante said the conference, which includes an
exhibit and trade fair, aims to harness efforts of public and private sectors
in encouraging a vibrant business atmosphere in the province and accessing new
economic opportunities for a more sustainable and inclusive development.
Registration for the event is at P1,500.00 which
covers the meals and snacks, conference materials, and souvenir photo of the
participants.
Those interested to join the conference may call
Lala at 826-73814/ 0917-7232237 and Cresol at 826-7716/0939-9069600.
(FEA/LGU-Surigao del Norte/PIA-Surigao del Norte)
Fortun elected anew as BANFA prexy
By Eldie N. David and Glenn C. Amarille
BUTUAN CITY, Nov. 20 (PIA) – Vice Mayor Lawrence
“Law” Fortun was elected anew as President of the Butuan-Agusan Norte Football
Association (BANFA) during the general assembly and election of officers held
recently by the Philippine Football Federation (PFF).
Fortun was elected by consensus as there were no
other contenders for the post during the election supervised by Mr. Eric M. Pacon,
General Secretary of Agusan del Sur Football Association who was also the
official representative of the PFF. During the elections, the Board of
Directors of BANFA was also elected composed of the following: Constancio
“Gigi” Napana (KJB FC); Gil Cabanas (DSFC); Rey Pagapulaan (Cuartel FC);
Freddie Dacera (Cabadbaran FC); Norman Daruco (Nasipit FC); Marwenito Zambrano
(Looban FC); and Joel Villanueva (Malditos FC).
According to BANFA General Secretary Robby
Roluna the leadership of Vice Mayor Law Fortun has been a very big help in
providing a “facelift” of the football community in Butuan City and Agusan del
Norte. “Beacause of his leadership, a lot of reforms and programs were realized
which renewed interest in the game of football in our area which has died down
over the years,” Roluna added.
For his part, Fortun thanked the presidents of
the different football clubs for their support and vowed to continue the
programs that he has started in coordination with the PFF and he hoped that
this will all be successful with the cooperation of all the members of the
association. In the coming days, Fortun is set to appoint the Vice President,
General Secretary and Treasurer pursuant to the provisions of the association’s
constitution and by-laws. (Vice Mayor’s Office/LGU-Butuan/PIA-Caraga)
1st LAWig Grassroots Football Cup slated
By Eldie N. David
BUTUAN CITY, Nov. 20 (PIA) – Following the
election of Vice Mayor Lawrence “Law” Fortun as President of the Butuan-Agusan
Norte Football Association (BANFA), he announced that the 1st LAWig Grassroots
Football Cup will be held on December 8-9, 2012 at the Butuan City Sports
Complex in Brgy. Libertad, this City.
The tournament is an offshoot to the Kasibulan
Grassroots Football Festival, a grassroots football program jointly organized
by BANFA and the Philippine Football Federation (PFF) held on four occasions
aimed at introducing the game of football to as young as 6 years old. More than
2,000 children have participated in the said football clinic which was
conducted for free.
More than 100 teams are expected to participate
in the said tournament coming from the different public and private elementary
schools in Butuan City who are also graduates of the Kasibulan football
clinics.
The football tournament which is the first ever
will be exclusively for children ages 6-12 years old. There will be three categories
in the tournament, namely: 6-8 years old, 9-10 years old and 11-12 years old.
At the conclusion of the tournament, it is hoped
that children with potential to excel in the game of football will be
discovered which will be put in a training development and hopefully will
become future members of the Philippine Team Azkals.
The tournament is also in collaboration with the
PFF, the Department of Education (DepEd) and the Philippine Drug Enforcement
Agency (PDEA) Caraga Regional Office. Media partners of the tournament are
103.9 Radyo Trumpeta, Bombo Radyo Butuan and 95.1 Love Radio Butuan. (Vice
Mayor’s Office/LGU-Butuan/PIA-Caraga)
Feature: Quality education in K to12 system
Along with the introduction of Kto12 education
system in the country are public speculations on the readiness of teachers for
this new format.
“We are trying our best to capacitate teachers
for them to become effective, efficient, and excellent in the delivery of their
lessons,” Dr. Carmensita Dinampo, head of the Curriculum and Learning
Management Division of Department of Education (DepEd) VII, said.
During the Nov. 10 episode of “Pagtuki”, the
official radio program of Ramon Aboitiz Foundation Inc. (RAFI), Dinampo said
that some teachers have already joined divisional, regional, and national
trainings. She stressed that most of the teacher-participants have showed
strong commitment in facing the challenge posed by the newly-adapted education
system.
According to her, these trainings for the
elementary and secondary teachers aimed to maximize their skills in handling
the Kto12 system.
Kto12 is the new curricula of DepEd for the
primary and secondary education public schools. With K to 12, an additional two
more years is added before students can proceed to college.
“Those school administrators who have undergone
trainings will train those untrained teachers in their division. There is a
need to retool and re-engineer particular areas of instruction,” she added.
She stressed that the excess money from the
Kto12 budget allocated for Central Visayas is being cascaded to its provinces
for the provision of instructional materials.
“In the K to12 program, we provide teachers
lesson guides aligned to the new system. The new design of instruction, the
spiral progression approach, is arranged in a way that teachers can easily
follow through. Teachers can also modify this guide in order to fit the needs
of their students,” she said.
Dinampo acknowledges that there are still those
who are doubtful towards the Kto12 system. Believing that the system had the
best intentions for Philippine education, DepEd reaches out to other
stakeholders and institutions.
“We also check our relationship with our local
government units and non-government organizations. Providing quality education
cannot be done by schools alone. We need partners,” she said.
“The goal of the Kto12 system is communicative
competence. However, we need further researches and studies on the new program
in order to address certain problems in the education system,” she stressed.
The Kto12 program has also introduced the use of
mother tongue as medium of instruction. The Mother Tongue-based Multi-lingual
education (MTB-MLE) shall be applied from kindergarten to Grade 3 in both
public and private schools.
"Pagtuki” is aired over dyLA every Saturday
at 10-11 a.m. The program, which is one of the Knowledge Sharing & Advocacy
capabilities of RAFI, tackles timely and relevant issues affecting the Cebuano
community.
For more information about RAFI’s radio program,
please contact Fatrick Tabada at 418-7234 loc. 542, or visit www.rafi.org.ph or
www.facebook.com/rafi.org.ph. (RAFI/PIA-Caraga)
Tagalog News: GADCC pinaghahandaan ang 18-araw
na kampanya laban sa VAW
Ni Danilo S. Makiling
BUTUAN CITY, Nob. 20 (PIA) – Naghahanda na ang
mga kasaping ahensya ng Gender and Development Coordinating Committee (GADCC)
para sa 18-araw na kampanya laban sa violence against women (VAW) na gaganapin
ngayong Nobyembre 25 hanggang Disyembre 12, ng lungsod.
Ang GADCC ay sumasailalim sa Regional
Development Council (RDC) na pinangungunahan ni Commission on Human Rights
(CHR) Caraga Regional Director Atty. Marylin Pintor.
Ayon kay Atty. Pintor ang pagbubukas na
seremonya ay gaganapin ngayong Nobyembre 26, na sisimulan sa isang parade at
pagpapakawala ng Floating Lights at Advocacy Prayers.
“Matapos ang pagtitipon sa Guingona Park, ang
mga partisipante ay maglalakad patungo sa Philippine Ports Authority (PPA)
grounds daladala ang kanilang advocacy slogans sa mini-tarps. Ang programa sa
PPA ay magsisimula 5:30, kung saan isang ecumenical advocacy prayers ay
gaganapin kasabay ng pagpapakawala ng mga floating lights sa Agusan River,” ani
Pintor.
Bilang parte na aktibidad ng nasabing kampanya,
ang GADCC ay magsasagawa ng isang forum para sa lokalisasyon ng United Nations
Security Council Resolutions (UNSCRs) 1325 at 1820 na gaganapin ngayong
Nobyembre 27, 2012 sa Ericka’s Pasta Story, ng lungsod.
Ang nasabing forum ay dadaluhan ng local
legislators galing sa lokal na pamahalaan ng Agusan del Norte at lungsod ng
Butuan.
Kasabay rin sa pagdiriwang ng World AIDS Day sa
taong ito, ang Department of Health (DOH) Caraga ay magsasagawa ng isang forum
hinggil sa Male’s Involvement in Reproductive Health na gaganapin ngayong
Disyembre 1, sa lungsod ng Surigao.
Samantala, ang pagtatapos na selebrasyon ng
18-Day campaign to End VAW ay gaganapin ngayong Disyembre 13 kasabay ng
pagsasagawa ng isang forum higgil sa Women Empowerment in Health Development
and Gender Equity (WEHDGE), at isang Full Committee Meeting cum Christmas
Party, na gaganapin sa Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Caraga
Training Center, Butuan City.
Ang Kampanya sa taong ito ay may temang
‘VAW-Free Society in Times of Peace, Conflict, and Calamity.” (NCLM/PIA-Caraga)
Cebuano news: Pres Aquino mimando sa DFA nga
mohimo ug lakang aron maseguro ang kaluwasan sa mga Pilipino ngadto sa Gaza
Strip ug Israel
Ni Nida Grace B. Tranquilan
SURIGAO DEL SUR, Nob. 20 (PIA) - Si Pangulong
Benigno S. Aquino III mimando sa Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) aron sa
paghimo ug lakang nga maseguro ang kaluwasan sa mga Pilipino dungan sa pagtaas
sa tensyo sa Gaza Strips ug Israel, ang opisyal sa Malacanyang miingon.
Si Presidential Spokesperson Edwin Lacierda
miingon atol sa naandan nga press briefing sa Malakanyang matag Lunes nga ang
Chief Executive mimando sa DFA nga mohatag og update kaniya sa mga panghitabo
sa Gaza Strip ug Israel ug paghatag sa hinabang ngadto sa mga Overseas Filipino
Workers (OFWs) ug sa mga Pilipino nga namuyo na didto.
“Si (DFA Spokesman) Assistant Secretary Raul
Hernadez miestorya na. Magpadala ang DFA ug grupo didto aron sa pagmonitor.
Gimanduan na kami sa Pangulo nga mohatag ug update sa iyaha bisan pa man tua pa
siya sa Cambodia. Kaniadto sa wala pa siya makalakaw, siya nangutana na ug
nangayo sa kanunay sa mga update kung unsa na ang mga panghitabo didto, (“Si
(DFA Spokesman) Assistant Secretary Raul Hernandez nagsalita na po. Magpapadala
po ang DFA ng teams po doon to monitor. Inatasan po kami ng Pangulo to update him
kahit na nasa Cambodia siya. Noong bago pa po siya umalis, he already asked us
to update him on a regular basis kung ano ang nangyayari doon”) sulti ni
Lacierda.
“Ang gikabalak-an ni Presidente Aquino mao ang
kaluwasan sa mga Pilipino ngadto sa Gaza Strip ug sa Israel. So, kadto mao ang
rason, nganong magpadala ang DFA ug grupo aron sa pag monitor sa kaluwasan sa
mga Pilipino didto,” ("Ang concern po ni Pangulong Aquino is for the
safety of the Filipinos in the Gaza Strip and also in Israel. So, that’s the
reason why the DFA is sending teams to monitor the safety of the Filipinos
there,") matud pa niya.
Ang DFA walay taho nga dunay Pilipino nga
naangol sa miigong komplikto ngadto sa Gaza Strip.
Ang embahada sa Pilipinas didto sa Tel Aviv
hugtanong nagamoitor sa sitwasyon sa mga Pilipino human sa bayolenteng kasamok
sa Israel ug mga grupo sa militanteng Palestinian sa Gaza Strip.
Ang DFA mibutyag nga dunay mokabat sa gatusan ka
mga Pilipino ang naa sa Gaza, samtang mokabat sa 41,000 ang nanarbaho sa
mainland sa Israel.
Ang embahada sa Pilipinas sa Tel Aviv miabiso sa
tanang mga kumuidad sa Pilipino ngadto sa Gaza ug Israel nga magpabili nga mamatyagon
ug alerto. (NGBT/PIA-Surigao del Sur)
