Women’s participation in governance now a
reality – CHR 13 Director
By Jennifer P. Gaitano
BUTUAN CITY, March 1 (PIA) -- In line with this
year's Women's Month celebration, the Gender and Development Coordinating
Committee (GADCC) chaired by Commission on Human Rights (CHR)-Caraga Regional
Director Marylin Pintor is spearheading various activities for the month-long
celebration.
The 2013 Women's Month Celebration is pursuant
to: 1) Proclamation No. 224 s. 1988 declaring the first week of March each year
as Women's Week and March 8 as Women's Rights and International Peace Day; 2)
Proclamation No. 227 s. 1988 providing for the observance of the Month of March
as Women's Role in History Month; and 3) Republic Act 6949 s. 1990 declaring
March 8 of every year as National Women's Day.
As the celebration kicked-off on Friday, members
of the GADCC from the government agencies, non-government organizations,
academe, and other stakeholders were grouped in four sub-committees wearing
shirts colored green, purple, red, and pink during the Fun Walk activity. The
subcommittees are: VAWC, Institutionalization of GAD and Gender and Governance,
Gender and Health Environment, and Gender and Poverty.
Pintor expressed her warm thanks to all
government agencies and partner-stakeholders for their full support and
participation to Women's Month activities. She also said that President Aquino
recently highlighted the milestones of women's participation in the Bangsamoro
Agreement. "We are now assured that more women are already involved in the
political arena and peace-making. Women’s participation in good governance is
now a reality," she said.
Pintor also announced that the "Kalandrakas
sa Kababaihan" is set on March 8 at the Balanghai Hotel, Butuan City, and
the Candidates Forum on March 14. Other GAD-related activities will also be
conducted by different government agencies for the month-long celebration.
This year's celebration is anchored on the
theme, "Kababaihan: Gabay sa Pagtahak sa Tuwid na Daan (Women: Guide
Towards Straight and Narrow Path)." It underscores the need to accelerate
women's participation in governance and enhance gender perspective in upholding
good governance. (JPG/PIA-Caraga)
312 Surigaonons avail of medical mission
SURIGAO CITY, March 1 (PIA) -- Around 312
residents from Barangay Ombong in Alegria, Surigao del Norte benefited from the
joint medical and dental mission conducted recently.
Of the total, 78 availed of tooth extraction
while 15 underwent circumcision and 219 were given free medical consultation
and medical treatment.
1LT Stephen Basco said the Medical and Dental
Civic Action Program (Medcap) of the Philippine Army is a continuing program
that provides free medical consultations and dental services, and free
medicines to less fortunate living in depressed areas, where medical needs are
often-times neglected.
“The activity also aims to promote good health
and wellness in the communities which sometimes could not be extended due to
the distance and critical security situation of the area and let the people
understand the value of peace and development, and the commitment of the
government in delivering the basic services,” Basco added.
The activity was made possible thru the
collaboration of the Local Government Unit of Alegria, Surigao del Norte;
Surigao del Norte Provincial Health Office; Dental Team from the Department of
Education, Surigao del Norte; Barangay Council of Brgy. Ombong, Alegria, 1364th
Dental Detachment, Military Treatment Facility, Camp Edilberto Evangelista
Station Hospital, 4th Infantry (Diamond) Division, Phil. Army; the 4th Forward
Support Medical Company, Service Support Battalion, 4th Infantry (Diamond)
Division, PA; and the 30th Infantry (Python) Battalion, 4th Infantry (Diamond)
Division, PA. (SDR/30IB Phil. Army/PIA-Surigao del Norte)
2012 GPP Best School Implementers Awarded
BUTUAN CITY, March 1 - The Department of
Agriculture (DA) Caraga awarded the 2012 Gulayan sa Paaralan Program (GPP) Best
School Implementers with cash prizes, plaques and certificates in a ceremony
held at the Goat2geder Hotel and Restaurant here recently.
The Gulayan sa Paaralan Project, one of the
Agri-Pinoy Framework interventions, is a vegetable gardening project
implemented among public schools, both elementary and high school. The project
is a partnership between DA and DepEd and aims to promote self-help food
production activities and values among the children.
To encourage the schools to actively participate
and implement the program, a Search for Best School Implementers is conducted
annually with cash prizes given away to the winners.
For the year 2012’s Search, there were five
categories namely Central Schools, Non-Central Schools, Multi-Grade Schools,
Rural Schools, and Urban Schools in which the schools in the region competed
in.
The 1st prize winners received a cash prize of
P30,000 with a plaque and certificate, the 2nd place winners received a cash
prize of P20,000 with a plaque and certificate while the 3rd place winners
received P10,000 with a plaque and certificate. Consolation prizes of P5,000
with certificates were also given out to non winners.
The following are the winners for each category:
Central Schools – 1st prize-Guadalupe Central Elementary School, 2nd
prize-Sison Central Elementary School, 3rd prize-Del Monte Central Elementary
School; Non-Central Schools – 1st prize-Ser-Fel Mone Elementary School, 2nd
prize-Cabugo Elementary School, 3rd prize-Sukailang Elementary School;
Multi-Grade Schools-1st prize-Justiniana Elementary School, 2nd prize-Sta. Cruz
Elementary School, 3rd prize-De Castro Elementary School; Rural Schools-1st
prize-Maglambing Integrated School, 2nd prize-Sta. Irene National High School,
3rd prize-Marcelina National High School; Urban Schools-1st prize-Agusan del
Sur National High School, 2nd prize-Tabon M. Estrella National High School, 3rd
prize-Bayugan National Comprehensive High School.
DA Caraga OIC Regional Executive Director Edna
M. Mabeza who graced the awarding ceremony said in her message that she is very
happy that Dep Ed is willing to cooperate with DA in implementing GPP because
the program is really a big help in encouraging the children to eat vegetables.
She also encouraged the implementers to continue supporting the program because
its benefits are not only for their schools and schoolchildren but also for the
good of the whole nation. (DA-13/PIA-Caraga)
Cebuano News: Mga dagkong opisyales sa
kumpanyang Accenture Philippines mibisita didto sa Malakanyang
Ni Susil D. Ragas
SURIGAO CITY, March 1 (PIA) – Nahimong bisita ni
Presidente Aquino kagahapon didto sa Malakanyang ang mga kadagkoan sa
kumpanyang Accenture Philippines.
Mibisita didto sa Malakanyang si Accenture
Chairman ug Chief Executive Officer Pierre Nanterme uban nila Chief Operating
Officer Jo Deblaere ug Country Managing Director Manolito Tayag.
Ug mitambong usab didto si Trade and Industry
Secretary Gregory Domingo.
Ang Accenture Philippines maoy usa sa nag-unang
kumpanya sa management consulting, technology services ug outsourcing dinhi sa
Pilipinas, uban ang mokabat 30,000 ka mga empleyado nga nagtrabaho sa sa ilang
mga delivery centers sa Manila ug Cebu.
Ang Accenture Philippines nagtrabaho uban ang
international client base niini sa Europe, Asia ug North America. Kini naghupot
og dakong papel sa paglambo sa ASEAN Accenture.
Ang maong mga opisyales subling mipakita sa
ilang pagsalig sa pakigtambayayong uban ang gobyerno sa adbokasiya niini aron
paghatag og dugang mga trabaho ug aron molambo ang ekonomiya pinaagi sa pagbubo
og pohunan niini dinhi sa Pilipinas. (PIA-Surigao del Norte)
