NSO-Caraga launches 2012 agri, fisheries census
By Robert E. Roperos
BUTUAN CITY, Jan. 22 (PIA) -- The National
Statistics Office (NSO)-Caraga Region on Tuesday launched the conduct of the
2012 Census for Agriculture and Fisheries (CAF).
In a press conference which formally kicked-off
the activity, NSO-Caraga Regional Director Dr. Rosalinda Celeste-Apura pointed
out that their agency is mandated by Commonwealth Act 591 and Executive Order
121, to reorganize and strengthen the Philippine Statistical System.
Apura explained that NSO is the sole agency to
undertake the CAF. She also said Executive Order 352 (Designation of
Statistical Activities that will generate critical data for decision-making of
the government and the private sector) provides for the conduct of CAF every 10
years.
The official further said the collection of data
on agriculture and fisheries establishments was included in the Census of
Establishments (CE) in 1903, 1918, 1939, and 1948. However, she added that in
1960, the Census of Agriculture was undertaken separately from CE.
Apura elaborated that since 1970, Census of
Agriculture has been conducted together with the Census of Fisheries. These two
census activities are collectively known as the CAF. “The 2012 CAF will be the
sixth of a series of decennial census of agriculture and the fifth on fisheries
in the country."
When asked what are the basic uses of statistics
that are derived from the census, the NSO’s top official of the region said
that in the government sector, this makes more meaningful decisions with
respect to the use of the country’s agricultural and fisheries resources.
Apura added it also provides framework for the
country’s development programs for agriculture and fisheries, as well as in
local area planning, and measuring progress in agriculture and fisheries
sectors.
In business and industry, the census makes
projections on productions, and plans the quantity and types of commodities
that should be produced. While in the field of research, information produced
in this census will be used in conducting further research on agriculture and
fisheries, as well as to provide sampling frame for the various surveys in
agriculture and fisheries.
The 2012 CAF, according to Apura, is a
large-scale government undertaking that is geared towards the collection and
completion of basic information on the agriculture and fishery sectors in the
country. The collected data will constitute the bases from which the country’s policy-makers
and planners will evolve plans for the country’s development.
“It determines the structural characteristics of
agriculture and fishery sectors. It also provides sampling frame for the
conduct of census supplementary modules on irrigation and cropping pattern,
livestock and poultry, aquaculture and fisheries, and other statistical
undertakings,” Apura said.
The official added the census also provides
basic data for use in national as well as sub-national development planning, as
well as to provide data on agriculture, agricultural, and fishery facilities
and services in the barangay.
In Caraga Region, Apura said the census will be
conducted from February 25 to April 10. (RER/PIA-Caraga)
Women’s Month celeb set in Butuan
By Jennifer P. Gaitano
BUTUAN CITY, Jan. 22 (PIA) -- This year's
Women's Month celebration will kick-off on March 1, with a "Hataw"
exercise and Fun Walk activity that will start at 5:30 a.m. at the Agusan del
Norte covered court, this city.
This is headed by the Regional Development
Council – Gender and Development Coordinating Committee (RDC-GADCC) chaired by
Commission on Human Rights (CHR) Caraga Regional Director Atty. Marylin Pintor.
During the short program, members will conduct a
ritual right before the releasing of the symbolic doves as a sign of a peaceful
region with progressive women.
As part of the month-long activities, the GADCC
will also hold the 'Kalandrakas IX' on March 8 at the Balanghai Hotel, Butuan
City. The Kalandrakas is an avenue for trade fair, ukay, massage and spa,
medical mission, parlor games, and other leisure activities. It is also time
with the International Women’s Day celebration.
Along with it is the honoring of retirees and
outstanding women from GADCC members.
On March 14, the GADCC is set to hold a half-day
Candidates' Forum at the Luciana Convention Center here with participants
coming from the different schools’ student leaders, barangay GAD focal, women's
groups, persons with disabilities, senior citizens, media, and indigenous
peoples.
Pintor said that the Candidates' Forum will give
comprehensive idea to the participants in choosing the right candidate for the
upcoming elections in May 2013 and for them to know the local candidates'
commitment to women's agenda. There will also be a mock election during this
activity.
The Women's Month celebration will culminate on
March 22, 2013 with an exercise, program, games, singing contest, and awarding
ceremonies. It will be held at the Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) Grounds,
Butuan City. (JPG/PIA-Caraga)
Cebuano news: NEDA Board miaprubar sa lima ka
development projects
Ni Susil D. Ragas
SURIGAO CITY, Enero 22 (PIA) -- Giparubahan sa
National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) ubos sa pagpangulo ni
Pangulong Aquino ang pipila ka mga dagkong proyekto sa imprastruktura ug
anti-poverty niadtong Biyernes.
Lakip sa mga aprubadong proyekto mao ang
Cavite-Laguna Expressway (CALAX Project), nga mokabat P35.57 bilyon; NLEX-SLEX
Connector Road Project, mokabat P25.55 bilyon; ug ang proyekto nga Adapting to
Climate Change pinaagi sa pagtukod og Water Impounding Facilities nga gitawag
og Pasa Reservoir Irrigation Project (Pasa SRIP).
Ang maong mga proyekto pagapondohan pinaagi sa
official development assistance nga mokabat P935.6 milyon ug ang local
government fund nga mokabat P93.41 milyon sa kinatibuk-an mokabat kini og
P1.029 bilyon
Ang uban pang aprubadong proyekto mao ang
Proposed Change in Scope of Second Cordillera Highland Agricultural Resources
Management Project (CHARMP II) nga mokabat P2.94 bilyon, Kapit-Bisig Laban sa
Kahirapan-Comprehensive Integrated Delievry of Social Service (KALAHI-CIDSS)
National Community Driven Development Project mokabat P81.9 bilyon. (RER/SDR/PIA-Surigao
del Norte)
Cebuano news: Pangulong Aquino mimando og aktibo
nga koordinasyon tali sa Pilipinas ug US navies ug uban pang mga ahensya nga
moluwas sa USS Guardian
Ni Susil D. Ragas
SURIGAO CITY, Enero 22 (PIA) –- Gusto ni
Pangulong Aquino og usa ka hiniusa ug aktibo nga lihok tali sa Navy sa
Pilipinas ug mga ahensya sa gobyerno uban niini ang susamang ahensya sa Estados
Unidos aron maluwas ug makuha ang USS Guardian-U.S Navy Avenger-class mine
countermeasures ship nga nasangad didto sa Tubbataha Reef sa Sulu sea niadtong
Huwebes (Enero 17) matud ni Transportation Secretary Joseph Emilio “Jun”
Aguinaldo Abaya kagahapon.
Sumala ni Abaya, gimandoan na ni Pangulong
Aquino ang Task Force aron sutaon ang hinungdan sa pagkasangad sa maong barko
aron maseguro nga wala nay dugang pang kadaot nga mahitabo sa maong kapansilan
nga gikonsiderar isip nasodnong bahandi, ug dili usab tugotan ang mga Amerikano
nga sila-sila lamang ang mohimo sa salvage operation.
Ang Task Force nga gimandoan gilangkoban sa mga
representate gikan sa Coast Guard, Philippine Navy, Philippine National Police
ug Armed Forces of the Philippines Western Command ug ang DOTC.
Sumala pa ni Abaya nga sila DOTC undersecretary
Eduardo Oban Jr. ug Philippine Navy Admiral Jose Luis gikatakdang makigtagbo
kang Rear Adm. Thomas Carney, ang commander sa Logistics Group sa Western
Pacific aron tukion ang operasyon sa pagluwas ug pagkuha sa USS Guardian.
Dugang pa niya nga pipila ka mga lakang ang
pagahimoon aron makuha ang barko ug maprotektahan gikan sa dugang kadaut ang
kapansilan mao ang ang pag-asister, tangtangon una ang krudo, ipalutaw ang
maong barko ug butangan og oil-spill booms ang palibot sa maong erya aron
malikayan ang pagkaylap sa oil ug krudo. (RER/SDR/PIA-Caraga)
