Coop members join CDA, RCDC in the 'Cooperative
Advocacy Run' 2012
By Jennifer P. Gaitano
BUTUAN CITY, Dec. 12 (PIA) – Some 200 members of
the cooperatives from different provinces in Caraga region participated the
‘Cooperative Advocacy Run’ on Wednesday from Father Saturnino Urios University
(FSUU) gymnasium, J. C. Aquino to Agusan del Norte Provincial Covered Court,
this city.
This is the first time that the CDA with the
Regional Cooperative Development Council (RCDC) conducted a fun run activity,
CDA-Caraga Regional Director Manuela Pelaez said.
This activity is also simultaneously done in all
regions of the country by the coops, as the celebration of the International
Cooperative Year (ICY) culminates today.
“Thank you very much to our coop members and
partner agencies in the government for their cooperation and support for this
event. The Cooperative Advocacy Run is aimed to promote cooperativism with
prosperity and peace… As coops, we should always do our duties and
responsibilities honestly with integrity,” said Pelaez.
Pelaez added that cooperatives should be
transformative and innovative in order to sustain, expand and affect more lives
for its development.
Meanwhile, after the culmination program at the
provincial covered court, representatives from the Department of Health (DOH)
Caraga led the ‘Hataw’ exercise.
The event is anchored on the theme,
“Transformative Cooperatives for People, Planet, Prosperity and Peace (Run
4Ps).” (JPG/PIA-Caraga)
DSWD-Caraga, partner-agencies conducts flash mob
in Butuan’s public places
By Jennifer P. Gaitano
BUTUAN CITY, Dec. 12 (PIA) – In line with the
International Day Against Trafficking (IDAT), the Department of Social Welfare
and Development (DSWD) Caraga with partner agencies conducted a flash mob
activity on Wednesday at the Bancasi Airport here, city hall lobby, and bus
terminal.
DSWD-Caraga Regional Director Mercedita Jabagat
said in a statement that it is a two-day activity aimed at raising public
awareness against human trafficking.
On December 13, Thursday, the same team will
again conduct the flash mob activity inside Gaisano Mall and at Guingona Park,
Butuan City.
The team also distributed flyers, stickers and
fans containing the details on the campaign against human trafficking.
A flash mob (or flashmob) is a group of people
who assemble suddenly in a public place, perform an unusual and seemingly
pointless act for a brief time, then quickly disperse, often for the purposes
of entertainment, satire and artistic expression. (JPG/PIA-Caraga)
TESDA Caraga launches website
By Danilo S. Makiling
BUTUAN CITY, Dec. 12 (PIA) – The Technical
Education Skill and Development Authority (Tesda) Caraga has launched its own
website at Red Palm Hotel, this city.
TESDA Caraga Regional Director Edwin C. Gatinao,
in his welcomed message said that the creation of this website aims to make
Tesda Caraga become competitive globally.
“This Website will provide a link of information
for the development of our service to the people, because we want to become
globally competitive,” Gatinao said.
Dir. Gatinao also said that the launching of
website was timely service for clients and stakeholders.
Today, almost all government agencies throughout
the world are operating their services to the public using a website as an
alternative way to transact with them, he said.
“When the internet keeps moving forward and
advancing, the agency’s services need to advance as well. If agencies do not
own or operate online services as well as physical offices, they will be less
accessible to those clients who do not have the luxury of time and money to
transact personally at their respective business address,” Dir. Gatinao added.
Dir. Gatinao also congratulated the Tesda Caraga
Website developer namely Elpsalms David Franco, Alvin John Verano and Judah
Adrian Rivero, who devoted their time to make this project possible.
TesdaCaraga website's URL is www.tesda
caraga.com. (NCLM/PIA-Caraga)
Philippine Futsal League slated in Butuan
By Eldie N. David
BUTUAN CITY, Dec. 12 (PIA) -- The Philippine
Futsal League (Mindanao Leg) is scheduled for kick-off on December 15-16, 2012
at the Father Saturnino Urios University (FSUU) Gym which will be hosted by the
Butuan-Agusan Norte Football Assocation (BANFA) and initiated by the Philippine
Futsal Committee in coordination with the Philippine Football Federation (PFF)
and the Philippine Sports Commission (PSC).
The Futsal League is an open tournament for
Men’s Futsal Team which will be participated by all the 17 football
associations in Mindanao. “Futsal is a 5-a-side version of football played in
smaller fields, or indoor gyms and courts with a smaller ball. The Philippine
Futsal Community is a group dedicated to promoting Futsal in the Philippines.
With the recent rise of the popularity of football and the longtime clamor for
a better football program locally, futsal has great potential for becoming a
foundation for world class football in the Philippines since it’s more easily
accessible to people,” according to the Futsal Committee.
For his part, BANFA President and Vice Mayor Law
Fortun has expressed elation over the choice of Butuan City as host to this
year’s Mindanao Leg of the tournament as this is a clear manifestation that the
country’s football community has recognized BANFA’s solid contribution in
promoting the game of football. According to Fortun this will also be a big
opportunity to promote Butuan City to visitors since close to 200 football
players will be coming over to compete in the said tournament. This is yet
another feather in the cap of Fortun who was able to ignite passion for the
sport and rebuild a strong football community in Butuan City which was in
muddled in the past years. (NCLM/BC-VMO/PIA-Caraga)
Cebuano news: 1st Surigao Norte Council-Wide
& Invitational Peace Scout Jamborette malampusong gibuksan
Ni Mary Jul E. Escalante
SURIGAO CITY, Dis. 12 (PIA) -- Ang 1st Surigao
del Norte Council-Wide Invitational Peace Scout Jamborette malampon nga
giablihan bag-ohay pa lamang didto sa Lipata Hills, Brgy. Lipata, Surigao City.
Ang maong kalihukan nga ngadala sa tema nga Be
Prepared: Leadership for Life, Ensuring Peace for Effective and Relevant
Scouting,” “ gitambungan nila Governor Sol F. Matugas, 1st District Surigao del
Norte Rep. Francisco T. Matugas, Vice Governor Arturo Carlos Egay Jr., BSP
Senior Vice President Atty. Wendel E. Avizado nga nagrepresentar kang Vice
Pres. Jejomar C. Binay, kinsa maoy usab President sa BSP, BSP Secretary General
JR C. Pangilinan, Young International Trainer ug kasamtangang Mayor sa
Cabadbaran Dale Corvera, Regional Scout Director sa Eastern Mindanao Dir. Jess
Meres and Regional Field Executive sa Eastern Mindanao Arnel Delute.
Mitambong usab ang mga Board members sa
Sangguniang Panlalawigan sa Surigao Norte, mga mayors sa kalungsuran, mga
magtutudlo sa upat ka division, mga opisyales sa brgy lipata ug mga miyembro sa
BSP-Surigao Norte Council.
Sa keynote speech ni Vice President Jejomar
Binay nga gibasa ni Atty. Wendel Avizado nga lumad usab Surigaonon, iyang
gipaabot ang pagmahal ni Vice President Binay ug iyang gipasabot ang paghatag
importansya sa scouting movement ug iya usab gidasig ang mga kabataan sa
makanunayong pag-aktibo ug pagsuporta sa kalihukan sa BSP kay ugma damlag sila
na usab ang mamahimong mga lideres.
Mokabat sa 3,000 ka mga delegado ang misalmot sa
maong Jamborette gikan sa nagkalain-laing distrito sa Surigao City Division, Surigao
del Norte Division, Siargao ug Dinagat Islands Division. (SDR/Provincial
Information Center/PIA-Surigao del Norte)
Cebuano news: BSP mipili kang Cong. Matugas isip
Permanent Representative for World Parliamentarians Scouting Movement
Ni Mary Jul E. Escalante
SURIGAO CITY, Dis. 12 (PIA) -- Ang Boy Scout of
the Philippines gipili bag-ohay pa lamang si Surigao del Norte 1st district
Congressman Francisco T. Matugas isip Permanent Representative for World
Parliamentarians Scouting Movement.
Ang maong pagkapili gianunsyo ni BSP Senior Vice
President Atty. Wendel Avizado atol sa opening sa 1st Surigao del Norte
Council-Wide & Invitational Scout Peace Jamborette.
Ang World Parliamentarians Scouting Movement
(WPSM) usa kini ka organisasyon sa mga napiling permanent representatives for
world parliamentarians scouting movement sa tibuok kalibotan ug kini
mopahigayon ug panagtigum matag duha ka tuig.
Niadtong niaging tuig gipahigayon ang maong
panagtigum didto sa Seoul, South Korea ug sa sunod tuig gikatakda kining
ipahigayon didto sa Tokyo, Japan. (RER/Provincial
Information Center/PIA-Surigao del Norte)
