BCWD celebrates 39th anniversary, bares updates
on its operations & accomplishments
By Jennifer P. Gaitano
BUTUAN CITY, April 2 (PIA) -- In line with its
39th anniversary celebration, the Butuan City Water District (BCWD) conducted a
motorcade from the Libertad Sports Complex going to their office at J. Rosales
Avenue on Monday, and followed with a press conference held at their training
center to update the local tri-media on the BCWD’s operations and
accomplishments
The 39th Anniversary celebration of BCWD is also
in time with the 12th Water Consciousness Week celebration from April 1-6, 2013
with the theme “Water Cooperation”.
Engr. Anselmo Sangtian, BCWD General Manager
bared that aside from performing their daily operations, the BCWD is also
performing its social responsibility.
“School children benefited the various contests
and school tours last year. A number of communities were recipients of the
different outreach programs conducted during the 38th anniversary. We also
constructed the Multi-Purpose Hall with comfort room and a water system of
Anticala Watershed Farmers Association. Once completed, a forest nursery will
also be put up in the vicinity of the building,” Sangtian said.
Sangtian also said that as their office turns 39
years of providing piped water supply to Butuanons, they are placing in the
pipeline projects that are geared toward raising awareness, both on the
potential for increased cooperation, and on the challenges facing water
management in light of the increase in demand for water access, allocation and
services.
“These include the following: 1) Expansion
projects going to Ubod-Ubod and Basay Resettlement, Lemon and Malalag; 2)
Upgrading of transmission lines in Sunrise, Ampayon, Tiniwisan and Mahay and
Amakan Resettlement; 3) Deep well drilling in Taguibo; 4) Extension of the
Pinamanculan Reservoir; 5) Construction of ground reservoir in Libertad; 6)
Calibration of flow meters; 7) Procurement of leak detector; 8) Rehabilitation
and re-alignment of water meter stand; and 9) Working for a partnership with
private sector for treatment services under Public-Private-Partnership/Joint
venture,” said Sangtian.
Sangtian further emphasized that BCWD will
continue the Water Maintenance Program to improve efficiency of water meters.
The program will include services such as withdrawal and replacement of water
meters installed for the past five years or more to ensure accurate reading of
water consumption.
“There were already 35,726 active metered
connections, including 1,619 new connections coming from 56 barangays. Of these
35,726 connections, estimated population served was 250,082 including the 320
senior citizens who enjoyed the five percent discount on their water
consumption not exceeding 30 cu.m. per month as provided for in Republic Act
9994. Average monthly consumption per connection was 16.26 cu.m., increased by
.08 cu.m. from 16.18 cu.m. in 2011,” stressed Sangtian.
Santian also ensured that BCWD will continue the
development and protection of the Taguibo Watershed by being vigilant against
illegal activities within the area and intensifying the agro-forestry project.
“We will take the lead in the management, administration, operation and
maintenance of the watershed,” he said.
Lastly, Sangtian said that their 2012
accomplishments were made possible by the combined and unified efforts of the
167 personnel distributed to the different departments, consisting of 136 with
permanent status, one with temporary status, and 30 with job order status.
(JPG/PIA-Caraga)
Caraga RDC-Dev't Administration Committee
updates RDP 2011-2016
By Jennifer P. Gaitano
BUTUAN CITY, April 2 (PIA) -- Members of the
Regional Development Council – Development Administration Committee (RDC-DAC)
in Caraga will meet on April 4 at the Goat2geder Hotel and Restaurant, this
city to discuss the following: 1) mainstreaming of labor and employment in the
updated Regional Development Plan (RDP); 2) enhancing the results matrices; and
3) validating the draft situational analyses.
National Economic and Development Authority
(NEDA) Caraga Regional Director Carmencita Cochingco said the RDP 2011-2016,
which was approved and adopted by the RDC through Resolution No. 23 Series of
2010, is now on its third year of implementation.
“In the last two years, the region has
accomplished much and performed well based on the National Statistical
Coordination Board’s data on Gross Regional Domestic Products. However, human
development remains a persistent challenge with poverty incidence among
families at high levels. Hence, it is timely to assess and update the plan to
identify appropriate strategies that will strengthen the region’s continued
quest for development in the remaining three years of the Aquino
administration,” Cochingco said.
Cochingco added that the preparation of the
updated RDP is very crucial as it will guide the region in all its development
efforts in the next three years. “It will also trigger the preparation of the
Regional Development Investment Program, the plan’s operational document, which
will identify the priority programs, project and activities of the region,” she
said.
It was also learned that the draft Updated
Caraga RDP 2011-2016 is expected to be produced in May 2013. In line with this,
the committee has lined-up series of activities for the preparation of the
updated plan. (JPG/PIA-Caraga)
Aggie dept launches Search for Corn Quality
Awards
By Aurell P. Arais
BUTUAN CITY, April 2 (PIA) -- To push quality
and safe corn production in the country the Department of Agriculture AgriPinoy
Corn Program launched this year the first and prestigious search in the corn
industry dubbed as 2013 National Search for Corn Quality Awards.
The search is open nationwide and is envisioned
to recognize the achievement of top performing LGUs with outstanding
contribution to the corn industry.
Caraga Regional Corn Coordinator Abel Wagas said
that the search is open to all provincial, city and municipal LGUs, as well as
its LGU-based corn coordinators, and agricultural extension workers (AEWs) who
are involved in the implementation of the DA Agri-Pinoy Corn Program.
The 2013 Corn Quality Awards will choose top 5
provinces, top 25 cities or municipalities, top 5 provincial corn coordinators,
top 25 municipal corn coordinators and top 100 agricultural extension workers.
The prizes for the winners are: 3 million worth
of infrastructure or farm machineries plus plaque for provinces, half million
worth of infrastructure or farm machineries plus plaque for
cities/municipalities, 20,000 pesos cash prize plus plaque and certificate for
provincial corn coordinators, 15,000 pesos cash prize plus plaque and
certificate for city/municipal corn coordinators and 10,000 pesos cash prize
plus plaque and certificate for agricultural extension workers.
Winning corn coordinators shall come from the
chosen top provinces and cities or municipalities while AEWs must be involved
in corn related extension activities.
For provincial category, judging will be based
on technical requirements such as the corn grain samples and shall comply with
minimum Grade No. 3 as per PNS for Shelled Corn.
Corn farms shall preferably meet the minimum
requirements of Good Agricultural Practices for Corn (PNS/BAFPS 15:2008) and
Code of Practice for the prevention and reduction of aflatoxin in corn
(PNS/BAFPS 27:2008) and have yield records for the past 3 yrs based on BAS data
an annual average of 3.5 MT/ha for yellow and annual average of 1.5MT/ha for
white.
For municipal category, corn grits samples shall
comply with minimum Grade No. 4 as per PNS for Corn Grits.
Corn farms shall preferably meet the minimum
requirements of Good Agricultural Practices for Corn (PNS/BAFPS 20:2008) and
Code of Practice for the prevention and reduction of aflatoxin in corn
(PNS/BAFPS 27:2008) and have yield records for past 3 yrs based on BAS data an
annual average of 3.5 MT/ha for yellow and annual average of 1.5MT/ha for
white.
The level of aflatoxin and other quality
parameters shall be based on the data obtained during the contest duration.
Interested LGU shall submit letter of intent and
other pertinent supporting documents to the Regional Search Committee (RSC) on
or before June 15, 2013. Chosen top regional contenders will be endorsed by RSC
to the National Technical Committee for evaluation and validation.
Awarding of winners is tentatively scheduled on
October 2013 probably in Metro Manila area.
Ensuring quality corn production is not only a
responsibility of the Department of Agriculture, but also of other partner
government agencies, particularly the Local Government Units (LGUs). (DA-13/PIA-Caraga)
Cebuano News: Palasyo mianunsyo sa pagkatudlo ni
COA chair Pulido-Tan isip Food and Agriculture Organization auditor sa UN
Ni SusilD. Ragas
SURIGAO CITY, Abril 2 (PIA) -- Si Commission on
Audit Grace Pulido-Tan natudlo ngadto sa unom ka termino isip external auditor
sa Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), sigon anunsyo
sa Malakanyang niadtong Miyerkules.
Matud ni Presidential Spokesperson Edwin
Lacierda niadtong Miyerkules didto sa Malakanyang nga ang Pilipinas napili
ngadto sa unom ka termino ug iyang gipahalipayan sa Chairman Grace Pulido-Tan
kinsa maoy nag-inusarang babaye nga external auditor didto sa entero sistema sa
UN.
Matud pa ni Lacierda nga si Tan ug uban pang mga
Filipino staffs sa embassy lakip usab ang agriculture attachΓ© miadto sa Rome ug
maoy instrumento sa gihimong presentasyon sa Pilipinas isip usa sa mga
kandidato alang sa external auditor sa FAO.
Gipahalipayan usab ni Lacierda ang mga opisyales
sa embassy sa nasod ug agriculture attachΓ© didto sa Rome, Italy tungod sa ilang
tabang sa presentasyon sa kandidasiya sa Pilipinas.
Ang Food and Agriculture Organization ubos sa UN
giseguro ang global food security aron ang katawhan adunay permanenteng access
sa igo nga high-quality food ug manguna nga aktibo, himsog nga kinabuhi,
Mandato niini ang pagpataas sa kalidad sa nutrisyon, pagpauswag sa ani sa
agrikultura, maayo nga mga kinabuhi sa mga populasyo sa rural ug makaambag sa
paguswag sa ekonomiya sa kalibutan. (PIA-Surigao del Norte)
