DOST-Caraga bares readiness in times of disaster
By Johny S. Natad
BUTUAN CITY, July 2 (PIA) -- The Department of
Science and Technology - Caraga (DOST-13) bared their readiness in the event of
disaster that may occur in Caraga region.
In a press conference held in line with the
celebration of the National Disaster Consciousness Month, DOST-Caraga Regional
Director Dominga Mallonga revealed that the department has institutionalized
its disaster risk reduction management system in the region composed of its
attached agencies like the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical
Services Administration (PAGASA) and the Philippine Institute of Volcanology
and Seismology (PHIVOLCS).
Mallonga said that one of the significant
devices that the DOST help disaster risk reduction is the full operation of
project Nationwide Operational Assessment of Hazards (NOAH) where applications
like flood maps, weather conditions and other critical information relative to
disaster management are simply available in the internet and can be
disseminated even by using mobile phones from the national level down to any
communities at any time.
“The project NOAH has installed 63 units of
Automatic Rain Gauge (ARG) and Automatic Water Level Management Sensor (AWLMS)
throughout 18 priority river basin in the region to catch and record
information about the rainfall level and the water level, which are very
important data that need to be gathered from critical areas to mitigate
flooding,” she added.
Mallonga said that the DOST-Caraga has also
launched another project in cooperation with University of the Philippines
called Light Detection and Ranging or LiDAR which creates topographic datasets
of Caraga to map-out flood hazard areas in the region. “The DOST-Caraga has
also established Doppler Radar in Hinatuan, Surigao del Sur that help improved
the timeliness and accuracy in the delivery of weather forecasts of PAGASA to
the public.”
Meanwhile, Mallonga emphasized that disaster
mitigation is not only the role of the government but it is also the concern of
everybody especially in balancing the environmental and economic factors of the
society.
“It is very vital that the environmental
considerations should be balance and harmonize with the economic activities
since these two indispensable aspects must go together so that people will not
suffer on whatever negative impacts if one of these aspects will be abused,”
Mallonga said. (FEA/JSN/PIA-Caraga)
PNP-13 reports decrease of crime volume in
Caraga
By Johny S. Natad
BUTUAN CITY, July 2 (PIA) -- The Philippine
National Police - Police Regional Office Caraga (PNP-PRO 13) reported a
decrease in crime volume in the region.
It was revealed during a recent meeting of
Caraga Conference for Peace and Development that a 6.82 percent reduction of
crime volume from January-May 2013 was recorded throughout the region compared
to the same period of 2012 crime statistics.
“The criminality situation in the Caraga region
showed a decrease by 112 cases from January to May 2013,” a PNP report said.
The PNP also documented a total of 1,643 crime
volume from January-May 2012 which consists of 1,107 index crime and 536
non-index crime. Within January-May 2013, they recorded 1,531 crime volume,
which involves 954 index crime and 577 non-index crimes.
The crime reduction rate in the region was
believed to have positive effect of PRO-13’s efficiency in terms of crime
clearance and crime solution. “It posted 47.62% increase in crime clearance
efficiency in January-May 2013 from 46.14% in January-May 2012 while documented
33.38% increase of crime solution efficiency from 29.82% in the same period.
The Average Monthly Crime Rate (AMCR) went down by 2.39 incidents due to the
increase in the crime clearance efficiency and crime solution efficiency,” the
report said.
The report said continuous Crime Prevention and
Suppression Programs have also facilitated the crime drop rate in the region.
“These programs include the establishment of
Police Boxes in Butuan City and Surigao City, the conduct of checkpoint /
chokepoint, the intensified Police Visible Presence, utilization of SOCO Team,
Intelligence Highway Monitoring, Deployment of Motorcycle Cops One Police per
Barangay, Mobilization of Barangay Peacekeeping Action Team (BPATs)/Force
Multipliers, Utilization of Field Training Program (FTP) personnel, 100%
Training/ Fill-up of Investigators in Police Stations, Crime Mapping/ Analysis,
E-Blotter, E-Warrant of Arrest and E-Rogue Gallery Installed in Butuan City
Police Office and other PPOs, Installation of CCT, and the Project
T.I.P.S.T.E.R or Text Information to the Police for Speedy and Timely Emergency
Response,” it said. (FEA/PIA-Caraga)
DAR-Agusan Norte surpasses this year’s land
distribution target
By Gil E. Miranda
BUTUAN CITY, July 2 (PIA) -- The Department of
Agrarian Reform (DAR) in Agusan del Norte has set a record breaking 160 percent
performance in land distribution from the annual projection of 1,370 hectares,
this time earlier before the 1st semester ends.
As early as June 15, 2013, records show that the
office distributed a total of 2,198 hectares of agricultural lands to 1,248
farmer beneficiaries against this year’s target of 1,370 hectares.
The remaining 15 days of the 1st semester is
focused on the delivery of the additional 1,500 hectares for distribution.
Second semester will focus on Private Agricultural Lands (PAL) for distribution
within the year and the issuance of Notices of Coverage, (NOC) for Phase 3-B
landholding.
This year’s land distribution pace is the
fastest so far – a feat that keep processing quality intact. This milestone is
the first since this year’s PARO II Andre B. Atega became the Caraga’s
Assistant Regional Director for Operation and the fourth record breaking
milestone since he became a full pledge Provincial Agrarian Reform Officer II
in 2007.
This is believed to be the province’s best year
in performance as it surpassed any recorded performance in land distribution
for the past ten years.
For 25 years of CARP implementation, the
province has already distributed a total of 33,219 hectares of agricultural
lands representing 74 percent of the revised scope of 45,174 hectares. Total
number of agrarian reform beneficiaries have now reached to 18,614 as of
December, 2012.
ARDO Atega is thankful to DAR employees who
directly contributed the attainment of such level of performance despite its
meager DAR resources. He cited Land Tenure Improvement workforce both Land
Acquisition and Distribution (LAD) and Survey Teams who contributed much in
delivering its target. Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation Unit (PMEU) has also
been active in monitoring the process to keep in check the progress.
This intensifying efforts of the province to
fast track the land distribution is in response to the DAR Secretary’s Virgilio
De Los Reyes, directives to finish the job before the Comprehensive Agrarian
Reform Program Extension with Reforms (CARPER) LAD directive is completed in
June 2014. (FEA/DAR-ADN/PIA-Caraga)
TESDA-Caraga to confer 368 C4TP graduates on
Wednesday in Surigao del Norte
By Robert E. Roperos
BUTUAN CITY, July 2 (PIA) – A total of 368
Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) trainees in
Surigao del Norte have completed a program under the Cash for Training Project
(C4TP). They will be honored in a ceremony tomorrow at the Provincial
Convention Center, Surigao City.
The graduates represent 84.01 percent of the
total number of beneficiaries in the province. “There is a total of 438
beneficiaries in Surigao del Norte with a total budget of Php 8,760,000,”
TESDA-Caraga Regional Director Dr. Florencio F. Sunico Jr. said.
The program is in support of government’s thrust
to empower the youth through skills training and assistance for them to have
gainful employment or engage in entrepreneurial activities.
The project is implemented in two independent
components, namely: 1) training for wage employment (Trabaho) and; 2) training
for self-employment (Hanapbuhay).
Sunico said the Tesda graduates will also
undergo jobs-bridging activities to facilitate their entry to jobs. He said the
self-employment program may be conducted on-site, school-supervised or thru
partner non-government organizations (NGOs).
He further stressed the project provides youth
with skills training opportunities and job facilitation or entrepreneurship
support so they can earn and participate in community building.
Sunico said Tesda will provide P20,000 cash per
beneficiary, training voucher, and toolkits (for Training for Self-employment).
(NCLM/TESDA-13/PIA-Caraga)
DOST-Caraga now accepts 2014 undergraduate
scholarship application
By Norma B. Alli
BUTUAN CITY, July 2 (PIA) - The Department of
Science and Technology (DOST) Caraga Region is now accepting applicants to the
2014 DOST-SEI (Science Education Institute) Undergraduate Scholarships.
The DOST undergraduate scholarship Program A,
which is known as Republic Act 7687, is designed for poor but deserving
students whose family’s combined gross annual income does not exceed P156,600.
Those who have higher family income can apply under Merit Scholarship.
The selection of DOST scholars is through a
written examination which will be held on September 22, 2013 in the seven test
centers in Caraga Region. Deadline in submission of application form is on
August 23, 2013.
To be eligible to take the scholarship
examination, applicant must have the following qualifications: high school
graduating student (or high school graduate who have not enrolled in college)
who belong to the upper 5% of the graduating class; natural-born Filipino
citizen and resident of the municipality/district/barangay for the last four
years and no application for immigrant status in USA or any other foreign
country, with good moral conduct and behavior and in good health and have not
earned units in any post-secondary/undergraduate course.
Application forms are available at the DOST
Caraga Regional office, CSU Compound, Ampayon, Butuan City and DOST Provincial
Offices in Patin-ay, Agusan del Sur, Surigao City and Tandag City and can be
downloaded at this site: http//www.sei.dost.gov.ph.
For more inquiries, they may visit or call the
DOST-Caraga at 341-9551. (FEA/DOST-13/PIA-Caraga)
CHD Caraga set for ISO 9001:2008 certification
BUTUAN CITY, July 2 (PIA) -- The Department of
Health – Center for Health Development (DOH-CHD) Caraga has adopted ISO
9001:2008, a model for setting up standards related to Quality Management
Systems (QMS) to ensure stakeholder satisfaction.
Standardization in compliance with international
standards has become the goal of most government institutions. The Department
of Health is one of them having been certified in 2012. Global competitiveness
among nations has been the trend for better and continuously improving
government services. The institutionalization of the Government Quality
Management Program will direct the department to adopt the ISO – Quality
Management System which will equivocally lead to an enhanced public sector
performance.
The primary benefit of this standardization is
the more transparent and systematized delivery of health-related services for
the satisfaction of stakeholders, internal and external clients and most of
all, the Filipino citizens.
Together with standardization is the ever
continuing change that every institution must adapt to, ISO standards are
continually assessed and updated to better meet the needs of an ever changing
trend in customer satisfaction. ISO focuses on the systematic delivery of
services as to maximize outcomes with minimal time and cost. Thus, all Centers
for Health Development nationwide committed to this undertaking by applying for
the said certification.
The DOH – CHD Caraga is tackling the roadmap to
its ISO 9001:2008 certification with its continuing internal audits to seek out
gaps in the system and correct these gaps to create a more dynamic and
effective process for the efficient delivery of its different services to both
internal and external customers. Internal Quality Auditors are continually
assessing every process owner to aide them in the identification of these gaps.
DOH-CHD Caraga Director Ariel Valencia said CHD
Caraga is continually improving its processes to better meet customer satisfaction
from both internal and external customers. "We aim to better deliver our
services with less time and resources but with maximum outcomes. We are on the
road to better guarantee equitable, accessible and quality health services for
all Filipinos.” (FEA/DOH-CHD 13/PIA-Caraga)
Cebuano news: Pres Aquino misaad ug suporta sa
mga piloto sa Philippine Air Force nga nahagsa sa Palawan
Ni Nida Grace B. Tranquilan
CLARK AIR BASE, Pampanga, Hulyo 2 (PIA) -- Si
Presidente Benigno S. Aquino III misaad nga mohatag sa suporta ug hinabang
ngadto sa mga pamilya sa duha ka piloto sa Philippine Air Force kinsa ang
eroplano, usa ka light attack OV-10 Bronco gikataho nga nahagsa didto sa
kadagatan sa Puerto Prinsesa City sa Palawan sa miaging bulan.
Sa iyahang panguna nga pakigpulong sa 66th
Founding anniversary sa PAF niadtong Lunes, si Presidente miingon nga siya
higpit nga nagsubay sa progreso sa search and retrieval nga operasyon sa mga
nagpakabana nga mga ahensiya.
“Bag-ohay pa lamang, nahagsa ang OV-10630 Bronco
Bomber sakay ang duha sa atoang mga sundalo. Sa kasamtangan pa gihapon gihimo
ang search and retrieval operations, ug makaasa ang mga pamilya sa mga piloto
sa tukmang hinabang ug suporta sa gobyerno,” ("Kamakailan lang, bumagsak
ang OV-10 630 Bronco bomber lulan ang dalawa sa ating mga kawal. Kasalukuyan pa
rin pong nagaganap ang search and retrieval operations, at makakaasa po ang
pamilya ng mga piloto sa karampatang tulong at suporta ng gobyerno," ) sulti
sa Presidente.
“Ang susamang mga panghitabo nga mismo ang
gilikayan na nato sugod pa sa una, mao nga nakatutok kita sa modernisasyon sa
atoang nasudnong tig-depensa” ( "Ang ganitong mga pangyayari nga mismo ang
iniiwasan natin simula't sapul pa, kaya naman, nakatutok tayo sa modernisasyon
ng ating pambansang tanggulan,") dugang pa niya.
Si Col Miguel Okol, tigpamaba sa PAF miingon nga
ang light attack aircraft nga nagdala sa numero R630 gikataho nga nawala human
kini mi-take-off banda alas 6:37 sa gabie niadtong Hunyo 23 aron mohimo ug
night flying proficiency training mission. (NGBT/RPND/rck-PIA Surigao del Sur)
Cebuano news: Presidente Aquino manguna sa pag-
apod-apod sa bag-ong pistola atol sa PNP rites
Ni Nida Grace B. Tranquilan
MANILA, Hulyo 2 (PIA) -- Si Presidente Benigno
Aquino III gikataho nga manguna sa pagpang-apod-apod sa mga bag-ong Glock 17
nga pistola ngadto sa mga pinili nga personahe sa Philippine National Police
(PNP) sa sermonyas nga ipahigayon didto sa PNP multi-purpose Center sa Camp
Crame, Quezon City karong adlawa, Hulyo 2.
Sumala pa sa taho, ang mga bag-ong pistola
kabahin sa 60,000 nga mga “handguns” nga napalit sa PNP pinaage sa
P1.2-bilyones nga badyet alokasyon sa PNP subay sa modernization nga programa.
Sumala pa sa pahimangno sa kapulisan, mokabat sa
600 ka indibidwal gigambalayan sa mga opisyales sa Department of Interior and
Local Government (DILG), PNP, ug National Police Commission maoy makadawat sa
Glock 17 nga pistola.
Usab, gikataho nga moduyog kang Presidente
Aquino sa seremonyas sila DILG Secretary Manuel Roxas II ug PNP Director
General Alan Purisima. (NGBT/rck/PIA Surigao del Sur)
