PhilDHRRA to launch gender equality, women’s
participation project in Butuan City, Agusan Norte barangays
By Johny S. Natad
BUTUAN CITY, July 11 (PIA) – The Philippine
Partnership for the Development of Human Resources in Rural Areas (PhilDHRRA)
will be launching the gender equality and women’s participation project of 2013
Program Caucus to be implemented in the barangays of Agusan del Norte and
Butuan City on July 12, 2013 at Amontay Resort in Nasipit, Agusan del Norte.
The PhilDHRRA–Mindanao, who is the lead
implementer of the 2013 Agusan del Norte Program Caucus will spearhead the
launching of the project dubbed “Promoting Gender Equality and Strengthening
Women’s Participation in Local Governance” to 14 barangays in the
municipalities of Kitcharao, Santiago, Tubay, and the city of Butuan.
During the launching, the program directions and
gender and development (GAD) initiatives will be presented based on the
practical and strategic gender needs of women rights holders in target areas
from the 2012 Program Caucuses. The activity will be attended by Regional
Development Council-GADCC, Caraga State University (CSU), four LGUs of
Kitcharao, Santiago, Tubay and Butuan City and its 14 target barangays and
women’s groups representatives.
The project under the 2013 Program Caucus is a
part of Paz y Desarrollo’s “Regional Program to Promote Gender Equality in
Political Participation in Bangladesh, Cambodia, Philippines, East Timor and
Vietnam (AECID 10-CO1-029)," which is funded by the Spanish Agency for
International Development and Cooperation (AECID).
The co-implementers of the project such as
"Ang Kilusan ng Kababaihang Pilipino" (PILIPINA) and Women and Gender
Institute (WAGI) of Miriam College have pioneered in the capacity development
of local government units, academic institutions and young women leaders on
gender, governance and participation in 2012. The community-level interventions
of the program will be implemented through PhilDHRRA-Mindanao with support from
the co-implementers starting in 2013.
The 2013 Program Caucus aims to foster
multi-sectoral synergies on gender equality participation advocacy by sharing
good practices and identifying convergence points. Said program intends to
contribute to women’s empowerment and participation in claiming human rights,
in synergy with the duty government and moral bearers like the academe,
non-government organizations, and media. It started its implementation in 2012
and will culminate on March 2015. (FEA/JSN/PIA-Caraga)
PhilDRRA launches gender equality & women’s
participation project in Agusan Norte
By Nora L. Molde
BUTUAN CITY, July 11 (PIA) -- The Philippine
Partnership for the Development of Human Resources in Rural Areas (PhilDHRRA)
Mindanao is set to launch a project to empower women here tomorrow at the
Amontay Beach Resort, Nasipit, Agusan del Norte.
The Promoting Equality & Strengthening
Women's Participation in Local Government Project will be implemented in 14
barangays in the municipalities of Kitcharao, Santiago, Tubay and Butuan City.
The launching of the project will be made
through the 2013 Agusan del Norte Program Caucus with the aim of promoting
collaborative synergies among its stakeholders.
Program Coordinator Clementine Louise S. Novales
said the project is part of Paz y Desarrollo’s Regional Program to Promote
Gender Equality in Political Participation in Bangladesh, Cambodia,
Philippines, East Timor and Vietnam (AECID 10-CO1-029) funded by the Spanish
Agency for International Development and Cooperation (AECID).
The program also aims to contribute to women’s
empowerment and participation in claiming human rights, in synergy with duty
(government) and moral bearers like the academe, non-government organizations
and the media.
The 2013 Program Caucus aims to foster
multi-stakeholder synergies on gender equal participation advocacy by sharing
best practices and identifying convergence zone points.
The project is co-implemented by PILIPINA (Ang
Kilusan ng Kababaihang Pilipino) and Miriam-College Women and Gender Institute
(WAGI).
During the caucus, program directions and Gender
and Development (GAD) initiatives will be presented, based on practical and
strategic gender needs of women rights holders in target areas from the 2012
Program Caucuses. (NCLM/PIA-Caraga)
Government agencies identify 4 major peace and
order issues in Agusan Sur
By David M. Suyao
AGUSAN DEL SUR, July 11 (PIA) –Local government
officials have identified four issues that should be addressed to promote peace
and order in the province.
These issues are insurgency, criminality and
illegal drugs, land related conflicts and indigenous peoples, and environmental
conflicts.
Earlier, a Provincial Situational Analysis and
Organizational Assessment (PSAOA) of Agusan del Sur identified ten identified major
conflicts/ issues. These were validated in a workshop attended by members of
the Provincial Peace and Order Council, the Department of the Interior and
Local Government from the provincial and regional offices and the Conflict
Sensitive Resources and Asset Management (COSERAM).
The output will become the province’s
contribution to the regional road map for peace that will be formulated by the
Regional Peace and Order Council.
Participants said insurgency seriously affected
the peace and order situation in the province due to the continued threat and
violent activities of the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People's
Army-National Democratic Front.
They also agreed that criminality and illegal
drugs are directly related. Criminals were often under the influence of illegal
drugs.
Ancestral domain issue is also a cause of
tension in the province. Conflict arise between indigenous peoples (IP) and
logging interests in the province.
and land issues surface when commercial as
another priority issue. Considering that the province is generally a place
surrounded by ancestral domains of indigenous cultural communities (ICC) and
IPs, it is not surprising that tribal and land conflicts are presently serious
issues. Related issues mentioned were , unjust share from mining companies,
conflict of interest, lack of coordination and harmonization of NGAs in
implementing the land laws, adoption of Kyoto protocol by the Philippine
Government, identification of mining and non-mining areas.
Leadership in the IP community was also
identified as a conflict issue.
Illegal logging and mining were identified as
sources of tension, and environmental calamity.
When finalized, the Provincial Situational
Analysis and Organizational Assessment of Agusan del Sur will be to the
Regional Peace and Order Council as contribution to the regional roadmap for
peace. (RDA/FEA/DMS/PIA-Agusan del Sur)
Surigao Norte official shares provincial DRRM
experience
By Johny S. Natad
BUTUAN CITY, July 11 (PIA) – An official of the
Province of Surigao del Norte shared some major practices and challenges on its
disaster risk management program during the Regional Summit on Disaster Risk
Reduction and Management (DRRM) for Local Chief Executives held Wednesday, July
10, 2013 this city.
Surigao del Norte Vice Governor Arturo Carlos
Egay, Jr. revealed that the province has established an Active Local Emergency
Response Team (ALERT) that will always be activated when there is a need to
respond to any emergencies or calamities. The ALERT comprises experienced crew
from the province and equipped with needed paraphernalia.
In advancing the capacity and awareness of
Surigaonon to impending threat of calamity, Egay revealed that the province has
intensified its IEC campaign and advocacy on DRRM, conducted disaster volunteer
training, organized the barangay through a program called “Hiniusang Barangay
sa Kalamidad Magtinabangay” (Barangay united in times of disaster), intensify
Incident Command System (ICS), provision of DRR-CCA text books to schools, and
evaluating and recognizing the barangay LGUs for “seal of disaster
preparedness”.
With the “Hiniusang Barangay sa Kalamidad
Magtinabangay” program, Egay proudly reported that the program was able to produce
a group of heroes. He cited the members of Barangay ALERT from municipality of
Gigaquit, where there were able to save 14 lives during the flooding at Baoy
River last January, 2013. "This Barangay ALERT group was already assessed
by the regional evaluators of Gawad Kalasag as the entry for their heroic act
and they will be honoured on July 12, 2013 with the presence of Undersecretary
for Local Government Austere Panadero of DILG," Egay said.
The province, according to Egay, has also
developed and distributed vernacular comics and installed alert/warning signage
on tsunamis and landslide prone areas.
Intensification of campaign and advocacy to
schools and communities is continuous effort of the provincial government.
“With the objective to integrate DRR in school curriculum, we purchased more
than one million worth of DRR-CCA text books that were distributed to the
elementary and secondary schools located in the high risk areas,” Egay
emphasized.
To enhance capacities and awareness of
constituents in the barangays, Egay said the provincial government is
implementing the “seal of disaster preparedness for barangay” in partnership
with DILG. The 300 barangays in the province were seriously assessed and
evaluated in the level of disaster preparedness for this purpose, he added.
Egay said the province has also fast-tracked the
construction of several facilities which will serve as evacuation centers and
temporary shelters. "The construction of Women’s Center in each
municipalities and Daycare center in every barangays are also designed as
evacuation centers," he said.
In health, Egay said the establishment of a
provincial hospital in the municipality of Placer was aimed to integrate
medical services to the high-risk areas. "The ongoing construction of the
hospital which will be operational before the end of this year will be
furnished with state-of-art laboratory and diagnostic equipment. The ambulances
are equipped with complete medical and rescue paraphernalia in the public
hospitals in the island and mainland," he said.
Although the province has established DRRM Road
map and mechanism to advance capacities to prepare and mitigate disaster, Egay
said the provincial government is still faced with the challenges of
integrating DRR-CCA into development programs on some LGUs and attaining
inclusive growth despite being vulnerable to different hazard.
(FEA/JSN/PIA-Caraga)
First Provincial Eyesight Board officers sworn
in
By Nida Grace B. Tranquilan
TANDAG CITY, Surigao del Sur, July 11 (PIA) --
The first set of officers of the Provincial Eyesight Board (PEB) took their
oath recently during its quarterly meeting held at the Provincial Governors
Conference Room, Capitol, this city.
The pioneer officials who took their oath before
Governor Johnny Pimentel include: Rosalinda “Lilies” Pimentel as chair; Dr.
Romeo de los Reyes of the Provincial Health Office (PHO) as co-chair; Mary Vil
Crus as secretary; Sangguniang Panlalawigan Member Mariano Atacador M.D., as
treasurer; engineer Edwin Canibida as auditor and Dr. Chris Buniel as executive
director.
The members of the board were selected from the
several partner-stakeholder as follows: Provincial Social Worker and
Development Office (PSWDO) headed by May Navidad Salinas; Department of Education
Division Superintendent Teofila Cabatuan; Rotary Club President Tandag City
Councilor Ruel Momo; Social Action Center-Diocese of Tandag headed by Fr. Bong
Galela and the Philippine Information Agency-Surigao del Sur Information
Center.
Honorary members were also identified to
implement Vision 2020-Surigao del Sur, composed of the representatives of the
two districts, Rep. Philip Pichay of the first district and Rep. Florencio
Garay of the second district; Montero Medical Missions Team Leader Dr. Juan
Montero II and Dr. George Peyton Neatrour, an ophthalmologist from Virginia,
USA.
The PEB, which was created by virtue of
Provincial Ordinance 29-2011, works with an advocacy of implementing “Vision
2020-Surigao del Sur the Right to Sight” being one of the priority programs of
the present administration to reduce if not eliminate blindness and visual
impairment.
PEB members are already finalizing the schedule
of the Cataract-Pteryguim Surgical and Eye Care Mission to be held before the
end of this month at the Adela Memorial Medical Center. (FEA/NGBT/PIA-Surigao
del Sur)
PopCom leads in family planning activities
BUTUAN CITY, July 11 (PIA) -- The Commission on
Population (PopCom) led the launch of projects addressing Family Planning (FP)
needs among couples in partnership with both government and private sectors.
Women, drivers, vendors and cooperatives are the
next target for the campaign in reducing Unmet Need for Family Planning (UMFP).
Popcom-Caraga and the United States Agency for
International Development (USAID) Private Sector Mobilization for Family Health
Project (PRISM) earlier agreed to mobilize the groups for FP utilizing the
Usapan Technology. Administrative and financial aspects of the partnership
shall be shouldered by PRISM, while PopCom-Caraga will take care of the
technical side.
Meanwhile, Popcom-Caraga is closely following-up
the release of P1,403,000 support of the Department of Health-Center for Health
Development for reduction of UMFP. Their three major activities are the FP
Technology/ICS training for guidance counselors of secondary
education/non-government organizations/private companies; deepening workshop of
local population/health officers and workers on population management related
concepts and skills and BSPO Convention.
The United Nations Population Fund have also
partnered with PopCom-Caraga in capacitating population workers and volunteers
in addressing the FP needs among couples in Surigao del Sur.
The salient features of the Republic Act 10354,
also known as the Responsible Parenthood and Reproductive Health Law of 2012,
became the focus of the multi-sectoral forum organized recently at Tandag City
and at Bislig City.
PopCom-Caraga Officer-In-Charge Alexander A.
Makinano readily accepted the call as main presenter and in a separate forum,
faced the media in Butuan City and Agusan provinces recently at Butuan City.
The activities were organized in partnership
with the Philippine Legislators Committee on Population and Development.
A pilot testing of the 14th FDS Module was
recently made in General Luna, Siargao Island, Surigao del Norte. A technical
staff of the Regional Population Office in Caraga and a provincial population
officer joined the National and Regional Advisory Committees of the Pantawid
Pamilyang Pilipino Program in running and assessing the module which aims to
provide guidelines in the implementation of transition strategies to hasten the
psychosocial preparation, economic and livelihood operations for the
beneficiaries through the FDS. (FEA/Popcom-13/PIA-Caraga)
Surigaonon news: Onion Production Training
ilusad sa City Agriculture Office
Ni Annette Villaces
SURIGAO CITY, Hulyo 11 (PIA) -- An lokal na
pangangamhanan sa syudad pinaagi sa buhatan nan City Agriculture molusad og
Onion Production Training koman na adlaw, Hulyo 11, 2013 didto sa Covered Court
sa Barangay Bonifacio ning syudad.
Sumaya ni Assistant City Agrculturist Cielo
Cotiangco tumong ug tinguha sa amo na kalihukan amo an pagpadaghan sa
produksyon sa sibuyas sa dakbayan ug aron mahatagan og dugang panginabuhian an
mga mag-uuma ubos sa Surigao City Agri-fisheries and Agro-industrial
Development (SAFIDEV) program sa ikaduhang termino ni Surigao City Mayor
Ernesto Matugas.
Taglauman na an mamahimong partisipante amo an
mga interesadong mag uuma sa amo na barangay lakip isab an representante nan
EastWest Seed Company na amoy mamahimong mamumulong og mangamot sa pagpan apod-
apod sa mga liso nan sibuyas. (SDR/CMO/PIA-Surigao del Norte)
