Surigao del Sur gov't info officers group
revived
TANDAG CITY, Surigao del Sur, April 01 (PIA) –
The Council Of Government Information Officers (COGIO) in Surigao del Sur has
been revived with the election of new set of officers held at the Office of the
Provincial Agriculturist (OPAg).
The council has been inactive for several years
after Mr. Primo Martho Oyan, former Infocen Manager of Philippine Information
Agency (PIA)-Surigao del Sur Infocen retired from service in 2007.
Last January 25, the council's original members,
together with Oyan convened and urged new information officers to revive the
organization.
The following are the newly-elected officers:
President - Nerissa Espinosa of Radyo ng Bayan; Vice President- Bernesita Rojas
of PFARO; Secretary-Nida Grace Tranquilan of PIA; Treasurer- Josephine Moselina
of DPWH; Auditor- Marcel Peteros of BIR; PIO- Engr. Redgy Panilan of the DILG
and Atty Gerardo Maglinte as legal adviser of the council.
COGIO was originally organized and managed by
the former PIA-Surigao del Sur Information Center Manager Primo Martho Oyan and
has first released its COGIO Bulletin newsletter in 1993. The members and staff
were composed mainly of the government information officers from the different
government offices, including an original and honorary member Atty Gerry
Maglinte. The council has also gained support from the non-government organizations
and later became regular members and contributor of the publication.
The reorganization of the council aimed to help
the government in terms of information dissemination on government programs,
projects and activities on economic, social, political and other vital issues
affecting the people of this province as well as in the countryside. (NGBT/PIA-Surigao del Sur)
AgNor conducts provl policy forum on RA 10354
By Bryan Ceballos
BUTUAN CITY, Apr. 1 (PIA) -- The provincial
government of Agusan del Norte thru the Provincial Social Welfare Development
Office (PSWD) in partnership with the Phil. Legislators’ Committee On
Population and Development Foundation Inc. (PLCPD) launched a provincial policy
forum tackling the key features of RA 10354 (Reproductive Health Law), recently
at the Provincial Training Center, Capitol Compound, this city.
The forum was participated in by different Local
government Units (LGUs) of the province, Dept. of Interior and Local Government
(DILG), Dept. of Health (DOH), stakeholders and other concerned agencies.
PLCPD is a non-stock, non-profit organization
established in 1989 by a group of progressive legislators from the Senate and
House of Representative. It primarily works within the hall of Congress,
developing policy champions and generating viable, responsive, and people
public policies on population and human development.
PLCPD Local Project Assistant Mr. Noel U.
Sandigan presented the rationale of the activity. It was followed by the
sharing to the stakeholders/participants the opportunities, program and policy
solutions that will translate the national law into goals that are relevant,
applicable and attainable at the local level especially in addressing gender
issues, child mortality, maternal mortality, safe motherhood and increasing
number of HIV/AIDS cases.
According to Gov. Erlpe John M. Amante, “the
signing into law of Republic Act 10354 is another victory for women’s rights
advocates especially on the promotion of gender equality and empowerment of
women. And this initiative of holding a provincial policy forum in line with
the 25th year of the International Women’s Month is a concrete manifestation
that the Province indeed recognizes women’s role in social development.”
The forum also highlighted various
presentations, discussion and sharing of Maternal, Child Health Situations of
the Province, Current Gender and VAW Issues, Key Features and Issues in the
implementation of RA 10354, Challenges at the LGU-level and the Implementation
of the National Law.
The activity concluded with an open forum and
response from various stakeholders facilitated by Ms. Gloria L. Pabillore, head
of the PSWD, followed by a closing remarks made by DILG Prov. Director Romeo A.
Solis to formally end the forum. (LGU-Agusan del Norte/PIA-Agusan del Norte)
