Butuan City Youth Leaders’ Forum with local
candidates set on May 6
By Jennifer P. Gaitano
BUTUAN CITY, April 26 (PIA) – The Caraga Youth
Leaders Network (CYLN) will hold the “Butuan City Youth Leaders Forum with
Local Candidates for Congressional, Mayoralty, Vice Mayoralty, and Councilors”
on May 6 at the Luciana Convention Center, this city.
The activity will be attended by almost 200
youths who are registered voters, CYLN head Mr. Rex YbaΓ±ez said. Attendees will
hear straight from the local candidates their programs, projects and services
on youth development. Topics to be covered include youth issues and concerns on
education, employment, prostitution, health, food and nutrition, peace and
security, science and technology.
“This event shall also discuss the proposed City
Code on Youth Development by this Network known as the 'Butuan City Youth
Welfare, Development, and Protection Code of 2013' pending before the Butuan
City Legislative Council,” YbaΓ±ez said.
Some people’s organizations, government agencies
and local tri-media are also expected to attend the said affair.
With this, the CYLN hoped for the full support
of the youths in the city and urged them to vote for candidates who have the
heart to provide the welfare of the youths. (JPG/PIA-Caraga)
Malaria cases in Agusan del Norte decreases,
says PHO
By Jennifer P. Gaitano
BUTUAN CITY, April 26 (PIA) -- Malaria cases in
the province is on a downtrend, the Agusan del Norte Provincial Health Office
said.
In a press briefing held in celebration of the
World Malaria Day, Agusan del Norte Provincial Health Officer Dr. Elizabeth
Campado bared that based on statistics, in 2010, there is 42 cases of Malaria
in the province; 19 cases in 2011; 4 in 2012; and 2 cases recorded in the 1st
quarter this year which shows a decreasing trend. These cases are mostly
recorded in some barangays of Cabadbaran City and municipality of Santiago.
“Malaria cases in the province have been
decreasing and hopefully, in the coming years, we will be declared as a
‘Malaria-free province’,” stressed Campado.
Campado added that since 2007 up to the present,
there was no death recorded in the province caused by Malaria.
"This is because of the unified efforts and
cooperation of the barangay health workers, barangay officials, and residents
in the communities. The provincial government with the Department of Health has
been very supportive to the Malaria Control Program," she said.
Campado also said that the provincial government
has been doing effective strategies to prevent Malaria, and among these are: 1)
Case detection and treatment; 2) Vector control (controlling the
vector-breeding sites where the ‘Anopheles’ mosquitoes are carrying the
disease); 3) Canal/stream clearing; 4) Provision of insecticide bednets to the
barangays; and 5) Inter-sectoral coordination (coordination with the local
government units, barangay officials, government agencies, and partner
stakeholders to gain support and funds for the different activities related to
the campaign).
“With active participation of the people in the
communities, we find it easy for us to sustain this program and keep our
families away from this disease. We also thanked our partner-agencies and the
Global Fund (funding organization) for their continuous support in this
program,” Campado emphasized.
Agusan del Norte Provincial Malaria Coordinator
Mr. Jimmy Egay recognized the vital role of the media in bringing the
significant information to the communities and help prevent Malaria. He also
said that Information Education and Communication materials on Malaria control
are also given in the schools to inform the students about the Malaria Control
Program of the government.
Egay further said that the province has already
established the Anti-Malaria Action Committees in the municipal and barangay
levels. They serve as the team in the respective barangays who will monitor and
lead the implementation of the program. They can also assist the residents in
referring them what agencies to approach for certain services and programs that
they need.
“We are also requesting the Sangguniang
Panlalawigan to prepare an ordinance requiring fixed budget for malaria Control
Program in the province of Agusan del Norte; to provide support to the
Anti-Malaria Action Committees under this program in the barangays; and to
provide insecticide bednets to the communities here, so as not to hinder the
sustainability of said program whenever the Global Fund’s support will end in
2014,” Egay highlighted.
Meanwhile, Movement Against Malaria in Agusan
del Norte Project Officer Marisol Tuso reiterated that World Malaria Day is
commemorated every April 25 of the year.
"It recognizes global efforts to control
Malaria. Globally, 3.3 billion people in 106 countries are at risk of Malaria.
In 2009, 781,000 people died from Malaria, mainly women and children in
Africa," she said.
World Malaria Day was established in May 2007 by
the 60th session of the World Health Assembly, the decision-making body of the
World Health Organization. The day was established to provide "education
and understanding of malaria" and spread information on "year-long
intensified implementation of national malaria-control strategies, including
community-based activities for malaria prevention and treatment in endemic
areas. (JPG/PIA-Caraga)
PDEA, security forces arrest marijuana
cultivator in Agusan del Norte
By Robert E. Roperos
BUTUAN CITY, Apr. 26 (PIA) – In its effort to
curb illegal drug activities in the region, joint elements of the Philippine
Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA)-Caraga, Buenavista Municipal Police Station and
Agusan del Norte Provincial Public Safety Company have arrested a marijuana
cultivator in Agusan del Norte.
In a press statement, PDEA-Caraga Regional
Director Erwin Ogario said that at about 05:45 p.m. last April 24 the
apprehending forces successfully implemented a search warrant issued by Hon.
Augustus Calo, Executive Judge of the Regional Trial Court Branch 5, 10th
Judicial Region here.
The suspect, identified as Ekan is a resident of
Sitio Tabigi, Brgy. Sacol, Buenavista, Agusan del Norte who was confiscated
with 22 hills of suspected marijuana (cannabis sativa) planted at the backyard
of his house.
Dir. Ogario said confiscated drug evidence and
urine specimen of the apprehended suspect were submitted to the PNP Crime
Laboratory Regional Office XIII, Butuan City for laboratory examination and
drug testing.
The official further said suspect is presently
detained at PDEA Regional Office-13 detention cell while case for violation of
Sec. 16 (Cultivation or Culture of Plants Classified as Dangerous Drugs or Are
Sources Thereof), Article II, RA 9165 is being prepared for filing in court.
(RER with reports from PDEA-Caraga)
Peace and order council forms public safety plan
in Surigao del Sur
By Nida Grace B. Tranquilan
TANDAG CITY, Surigao del Sur, April 26 (PIA) --
The Provincial Peace and Order Council (PPOC) in Surigao del Sur convened
Thursday for a workshop-formulation of the new Integrated Area Community Public
Safety Plan (IACPSP) of the province facilitated by the Dept. of the Interior
and Local Government (DILG) here.
Provincial Administrator Efren Rivas presided
over the meeting and welcomed the participants in behalf of council chair Gov.
Johnny Pimentel.
The crafting of the plan is in line with the
vision of the provincial local government unit prioritizing the issues identified
during the two separate situational analysis workshop conducted earlier.
According to Ernie Gultiano of DILG, the
formulation of the plan was conceptualized thru collaborative efforts of the
LGUs/government agencies/Civil Society Organizations and members of the council
of existing programs. It enjoined total mobilization of all available resources
and simultaneous conduct of complementary programs which will involve the
civilians, police and military.
The new IACPSP will be consolidated by the members
of the PPOC technical working group will be presented to the PPOC members on
the next full council meeting tentatively set after the synchronized national
and local elections next month. (RER/NGBT/PIA-Surigao del Sur)
ADB grants US $1 million to Surigao del Norte
for Solid Waste Management
By Richell P. Bongato
BUTUAN CITY, April 26 (PIA) -- The Asian
Development Bank (ADB) has chosen a fishing town in Surigao del Norte as
recipient of the US$1-million grant that will fund the Project Preparatory
Technical Assistance (PPTA) for the Philippines Solid Waste Management Project.
“The town of Del Carmen in Siargao Island has
been selected by the ADB for its program as pilot site for the eco-tourism
project “DENR 13 OIC, Regional Executive Director Nonito M. Tamayo said. The
other potential sites being considered by the ADB are the cities of Tagaytay
and Baguio, Puerto Galera and Boracay.
“All of us must be considered of this program to
preserved the aesthetic beauty of Del Carmen and be able to preserve a good
environment for the next generation," RTD Mario L. Eludo of PAWSCZMS said.
Del Carmen, a small Island in Surigao del Norte
facing Pacific is also the site of the international fishing game activities in
which thousands of foreign and local tourists come and enjoy a season of
catching fishes in April yearly. Among the fish that abound in this place
during this season are the sword fish locally known as “barracuda and blue marlin”
fish among others.
A Specialist from Solid Waste Management,
Emmanuel A. Vargas along with his team and a group of DENR officials and DENR
13 Regional personnel have paid courtesy call to Del Carmen Mayor Alfredo Coro
to bring the news about the ADB grant.
Vargas was likewise accompanied by the Regional
Technical Director of the Protected Areas, Wildlife and Coastal Zone Management
Mario L. Eludo, Mayor Coro of del Carmen, and other representatives from the
Mines Geosciences Bureau (MGB), Environment Management Bureau (EMB) and the
staff from the Foreign-Assisted and Special Projects Office and the Secretariat
if the National Solid Waste Management Commission based at the Central Office
in Quezon City.
The grant will be used in the comprehensive
solid waste management plan, investment program for priority solid waste
management facilities such as sanitary landfills, material recovery facilities,
waste handling equipment, project management and capacity development for the
implementation and sustainable development for selected LGUS.
Mayor Coro has expressed happiness when he was
informed of the ADB program. “This will enable the people to be more aware of
the necessity of having a proper solid waste management.” He said. “We will
ensure a clean and green environment in this remote island in the midst of a
booming tourist industry here” Mayor Coro said. (NCLM/DENR-13/PIA-Caraga)
Tagalog news: Mahigit 1.7 milyong bata sa day
care, mabebenepisyuhan ng DSWD feeding program
By David M. Suyao
AGUSAN DEL SUR, Abril 26 (PIA) -- Sinabi ni
Social Welfare and Development Secretary Dinky Soliman na 1,755,034 na mga bata
mula sa 45,389 na day-care centers sa buong bansa ang mabebenepisyuhan mula sa
Supplementary Feeding Program (SFP) ng Department of Social Welfare and
Development (DSWD) sa taong pasukan 2013-2014.
Para sa taong 2013 na budget, ang DSWD ay
naglaan ng mahigit P2.9 bilyon para sa naturang programa na sasakop sa lahat ng
17 rehiyon, kasali na ang Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM).
Ipinaliwanag ni Sec. Soliman na ang SFP ay ang
pagbibigay ng pagkain ng dagdag na pagkain sa mga bata na pumapasok sa day care
centers sa loob ng 120 araw.
“Ito rin ang kontribusyon ng DSWD para sa Early
Childhood Care and Development (ECCD) na programa ng pamahalaan,” sabi ni Sec.
Soliman.
Higit pa roon, ang DSWD ay makikipag-ugnayan sa
mga Rural Health Units para sa regular na pagtitimbang, pagpurga at iba pang
pangkalusugang pangangailangan ng mga bata.
Ang DSWD ay makikipagtulungan rin sa mga non-government
Organization (NGO). (DMS/PIA-Agusan del Sur)
Cebuano News: Pilipinas, Vietnam mipahigayon og
bilateral talks
By Susil D. Ragas
SURIGAO CITY, Abril 26 (PIA) – Ang Pilipinas ug
Vietnam mipahigayon og bilateral talk human sa ika-22 nga Association of
Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit nga gipahigayon didto sa Brunei
Darussalam niadtong Abril 24 ngadto 25.
Sumala ni Presidential Spokesperson Edwin
Lacierda gisubli ug gikumusta nila Presidente Aquino ug Vietnam Prime Minister
Nguyen Tan Dung ang ekonomikanhong kalamboan sa duha sa duha ka mga nasod ug
sila nagkauyon sa dugang pagpalapad ug pagpalig-on niini.
Sumala pa ni Lacierda nga ang Vietnam mipadayag
og suporta alang sa mga inisyatibo sa Pilipinas kalabot na sa seguridad
pangdagat, uban ang mga kalamboan nga gisugdan sa duha ka mga nasod ug
malipayon kayo ang duha ka nasod sa maong kalamboan.
Ang Diplomatikong relasyon tali sa duha ka mga
nasod gisugdan niadtong Hulyo 1976 sa dihang gipirmahan nila kanhe Philippine
Foreign Minister Carlos P. Romulo ug Vietnamese Vice Prime Minister for Foreign
Affairs Phan Hien ang Joint Communique. (PIA-Surigao del Norte)
